Module java.xml
Package org.w3c.dom

Class DOMException

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

    public class DOMException
    extends RuntimeException
    DOM operations only raise exceptions in "exceptional" circumstances, i.e., when an operation is impossible to perform (either for logical reasons, because data is lost, or because the implementation has become unstable). In general, DOM methods return specific error values in ordinary processing situations, such as out-of-bound errors when using NodeList.

    Implementations should raise other exceptions under other circumstances. For example, implementations should raise an implementation-dependent exception if a null argument is passed when null was not expected.

    Some languages and object systems do not support the concept of exceptions. For such systems, error conditions may be indicated using native error reporting mechanisms. For some bindings, for example, methods may return error codes similar to those listed in the corresponding method descriptions.

    See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification.

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    Serialized Form
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      short code  
      static short DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR
      If the specified range of text does not fit into a DOMString.
      static short HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR
      If any Node is inserted somewhere it doesn't belong.
      static short INDEX_SIZE_ERR
      If index or size is negative, or greater than the allowed value.
      static short INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR
      If an attempt is made to add an attribute that is already in use elsewhere.
      static short INVALID_ACCESS_ERR
      If a parameter or an operation is not supported by the underlying object.
      static short INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR
      If an invalid or illegal character is specified, such as in an XML name.
      static short INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR
      If an attempt is made to modify the type of the underlying object.
      static short INVALID_STATE_ERR
      If an attempt is made to use an object that is not, or is no longer, usable.
      static short NAMESPACE_ERR
      If an attempt is made to create or change an object in a way which is incorrect with regard to namespaces.
      static short NO_DATA_ALLOWED_ERR
      If data is specified for a Node which does not support data.
      static short NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR
      If an attempt is made to modify an object where modifications are not allowed.
      static short NOT_FOUND_ERR
      If an attempt is made to reference a Node in a context where it does not exist.
      static short NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR
      If the implementation does not support the requested type of object or operation.
      static short SYNTAX_ERR
      If an invalid or illegal string is specified.
      static short TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR
      If the type of an object is incompatible with the expected type of the parameter associated to the object.
      static short VALIDATION_ERR
      If a call to a method such as insertBefore or removeChild would make the Node invalid with respect to "partial validity", this exception would be raised and the operation would not be done.
      static short WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR
      If a Node is used in a different document than the one that created it (that doesn't support it).
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      DOMException​(short code, String message)