apex:dataList

An ordered or unordered list of values that is defined by iterating over a set of data. The body of the <apex:dataList> component specifies how a single item should appear in the list. The data set can include up to 1,000 items.

Example

<!-- Page: -->
<apex:page controller="dataListCon">
    <apex:dataList value="{!accounts}" var="account">
        <apex:outputText value="{!account.Name}"/>
    </apex:dataList>
</apex:page>

/*** Controller: ***/
public class dataListCon {

	List<Account> accounts;

	public List<Account> getAccounts() {
		if(accounts == null) accounts = [SELECT Name FROM Account LIMIT 10];
		return accounts;
	}

}

The example above renders the following HTML:

<ul id="thePage:theList">
	<li id="thePage:theList:0">Bass Manufacturing</li>
	<li id="thePage:theList:1">Ball Corp</li>
	<li id="thePage:theList:2">Wessler Co.</li>
</ul>

Attributes

Attribute Name Attribute Type Description Required? API Version Access
dir String The direction in which the generated HTML component should be read. Possible values include "RTL" (right to left) or "LTR" (left to right). 10.0 global
first Integer The first element in the iteration that is visibly rendered in the list, where 0 is the index of the first element in the set of data specified by the value attribute. For example, if you did not want to display the first two elements in the set of records specified by the value attribute, set first="2". 10.0 global
id String An identifier that allows the dataList component to be referenced by other components in the page. 10.0 global
lang String The base language for the generated HTML output, for example, "en" or "en-US". For more information on this attribute, see the W3C specifications. 10.0 global
onclick String The JavaScript invoked if the onclick event occurs--that is, if the user clicks the list. 10.0 global
ondblclick String The JavaScript invoked if the ondblclick event occurs--that is, if the user clicks the list twice. 10.0 global
onkeydown String The JavaScript invoked if the onkeydown event occurs--that is, if the user presses a keyboard key. 10.0 global
onkeypress String The JavaScript invoked if the onkeypress event occurs--that is, if the user presses or holds down a keyboard key. 10.0 global
onkeyup String The JavaScript invoked if the onkeyup event occurs--that is, if the user releases a keyboard key. 10.0 global
onmousedown String The JavaScript invoked if the onmousedown event occurs--that is, if the user clicks a mouse button. 10.0 global
onmousemove String The JavaScript invoked if the onmousemove event occurs--that is, if the user moves the mouse pointer. 10.0 global
onmouseout String The JavaScript invoked if the onmouseout event occurs--that is, if the user moves the mouse pointer away from the list. 10.0 global
onmouseover String The JavaScript invoked if the onmouseover event occurs--that is, if the user moves the mouse pointer over the list. 10.0 global
onmouseup String The JavaScript invoked if the onmouseup event occurs--that is, if the user releases the mouse button. 10.0 global
rendered Boolean A Boolean value that specifies whether the component is rendered on the page. If not specified, this value defaults to true. 10.0 global
rows Integer The maximum number of items to display in the list. If not specified, this value defaults to 0, which displays all possible list items. 10.0 global
style String The style used to display the dataList component, used primarily for adding inline CSS styles. 10.0 global
styleClass String The style class used to display the dataList component, used primarily to designate which CSS styles are applied when using an external CSS stylesheet. 10.0 global
title String The text to display as a tooltip when the user's mouse pointer hovers over this component. 10.0 global
type String The type of list that should display. For ordered lists, possible values include "1", "a", "A", "i", or "I". For unordered lists, possible values include "disc", "square", and "circle". If not specified, this value defaults to "disc". 10.0 global
value Object The collection of data displayed in the list. Yes 10.0 global
var String The name of the variable that should represent one element in the collection of data specified by the value attribute. You can use this variable to display the element in the body of the dataList component tag. Yes 10.0 global