'value' Example
<html> <body> <ul style="border:solid; cursor:hand;"> <li id="li1" style="background-color:blue;" onClick="alert(this.value);">Click Item 1 <li id="li2" style="background-color:gold;" onClick="alert(this.value);">Click Item 2 <li id="li3" style="background-color:blue;" onClick="alert(this.value);">Click Item 3 <li id="li4" style="background-color:gold;" onClick="alert(this.value);">Click Item 4 <li id="li5" style="background-color:blue;" onClick="alert(this.value);">Click Item 5 </ul> <script language="JavaScript"> document.getElementById("li1").value = 1; document.getElementById("li2").value = 2; document.getElementById("li3").value = 3; document.getElementById("li4").value = 4; document.getElementById("li5").value = 5; </script> </body> </html>