dir | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1
The dir object reflects the dir element. This element, originally intended as a multicolumn list format, is treated the same as the ul element.
HTML Equivalent
    <dir>
Object Model Reference
    [window.]document.getElementById("elementID")
Object-Specific Properties
compact
Object-Specific Methods
None.
Object-Specific Event Handler Properties
None.

compact | NN 6 IE 5(Mac)/6(Win) DOM 1
| Read/Write
Provided for this element for the sake of compatibility with the W3C DOM standard. However, mainstream browsers do not act upon this property or its corresponding attribute.
Value
Boolean value: true | false.
Default
false