Convert object to HTML list

objectToHtmlList.js

/**
 * Writes the properties of an object to a definition list.
 * @param Any type of object.
 * @return {string} Returns a definition list for most objects.  Returns an ordered list for Arrays.  Strings and Dates will return a string.
 */
function objectToList(obj) {
	var name, output, t, v;

	t = typeof(obj);

	if (t === "undefined") {
		output = "";
	} else if (obj === null){
		output = "null";
	} else if (t === "object") {
		if (obj instanceof Array) {
			output = ["<ol>"];
			(function(){
				var i, l; 
				for (i = 0, l = obj.length; i < l; i += 1) {
					output.push(["<li>", objectToList(obj[i]), "<li>"].join());
				}
				
			}());
			output.push("</ol>");
			output = output.join("");
		} else if (obj instanceof Date) {
			output = String(obj);
		} else {
			// Initialize the output list.
			// output = $("<dl>");
			output = ["<dl>"];
			// Loop through all of the properties of the object and add them to the list.
			for (name in obj) {
				if (obj.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
					// $("<dt>").text(name).appendTo(output);
					output.push(["<dt>", name, "</dt>"].join(""));
					// Get the value of the property and its type.
					v = obj[name];
					t = typeof(v);
					// $("<dd>").append(objectToList(v)).appendTo(output);
					output.push(["<dd>", objectToList(v), "</dd>"].join(""));
				}
			}
			output.push("</dl>");
			output = output.join("");
		}
	} else {
		output = obj;
	}

	return output;
}