<refentry id="listitem.element">
<?dbhtml filename="listitem.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
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<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>listitem</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>listitem</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>listitem</refname>
<refpurpose>&listitem.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&listitem.synopsis.gen;
<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
The <sgmltag>ListItem</sgmltag> element is a wrapper around an item in a list.
In an <sgmltag>ItemizedList</sgmltag> or an <sgmltag>OrderedList</sgmltag>, the
<sgmltag>ListItem</sgmltag> surrounds the entire list item.
In a <sgmltag>VariableList</sgmltag>, <sgmltag>ListItem</sgmltag> surrounds the 
<quote>definition</quote> part of the list item.
</para>

<refsect2 id="dbreproc.listitem"><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.block; List items usually generate the appropriate mark
(a number or bullet) and appear indented, next to the mark.  In a
<sgmltag>VariableList</sgmltag>, the presentation may be influenced by
the length of the <sgmltag>Term</sgmltag> or <sgmltag>Term</sgmltag>s that precede
the list item and by attributes on the list itself.
</para>
</refsect2>



&listitem.parents.gen;
&listitem.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>override</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<sgmltag class="attribute">Override</sgmltag> specifies the keyword for the type
of mark to be used on <emphasis>this</emphasis> <sgmltag>ListItem</sgmltag> instead of
the mark currently in use for the list.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&listitem.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

&listitem.example.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

