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org.w3c.dom

## Class DOMException

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Throwable
  - - java.lang.Exception
    - - java.lang.RuntimeException
      - - org.w3c.dom.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.

  See Also:
    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)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

      `addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### code

          public short code

    - #### INDEX_SIZE_ERR

          public static final short INDEX_SIZE_ERR

      If index or size is negative, or greater than the allowed value.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR

          public static final short DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR

      If the specified range of text does not fit into a `DOMString`.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR

          public static final short HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR

      If any `Node` is inserted somewhere it doesn't belong.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR

          public static final short WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR

      If a `Node` is used in a different document than the one that created it (that doesn't support it).
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR

          public static final short INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR

      If an invalid or illegal character is specified, such as in an XML name.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### NO_DATA_ALLOWED_ERR

          public static final short NO_DATA_ALLOWED_ERR

      If data is specified for a `Node` which does not support data.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR

          public static final short NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR

      If an attempt is made to modify an object where modifications are not allowed.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### NOT_FOUND_ERR

          public static final short NOT_FOUND_ERR

      If an attempt is made to reference a `Node` in a context where it does not exist.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR

          public static final short NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR

      If the implementation does not support the requested type of object or operation.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR

          public static final short INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR

      If an attempt is made to add an attribute that is already in use elsewhere.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INVALID_STATE_ERR

          public static final short INVALID_STATE_ERR

      If an attempt is made to use an object that is not, or is no longer, usable.
      Since:
        DOM Level 2
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### SYNTAX_ERR

          public static final short SYNTAX_ERR

      If an invalid or illegal string is specified.
      Since:
        DOM Level 2
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR

          public static final short INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR

      If an attempt is made to modify the type of the underlying object.
      Since:
        DOM Level 2
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### NAMESPACE_ERR

          public static final short NAMESPACE_ERR

      If an attempt is made to create or change an object in a way which is incorrect with regard to namespaces.
      Since:
        DOM Level 2
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INVALID_ACCESS_ERR

          public static final short INVALID_ACCESS_ERR

      If a parameter or an operation is not supported by the underlying object.
      Since:
        DOM Level 2
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### VALIDATION_ERR

          public static final 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. This code is used in [DOM Level 3 Validation] . Refer to this specification for further information.
      Since:
        DOM Level 3
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR

          public static final short TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR

      If the type of an object is incompatible with the expected type of the parameter associated to the object.
      Since:
        DOM Level 3
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DOMException

          public DOMException(short code,
                              String message)

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