| code | NN 6 IE n/a DOM 1 |
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| Read-only |
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Provides an integer corresponding to one of the defined DOM error
types. The following table lists all code values, their constant
equivalents, and examples of what kinds of problems throw the
exception.
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| Code | Constant | Most likely cause |
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| 1 | INDEX_SIZE_ERR | An integer offset parameter is out of the range of the target object |
| 2 | DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR | Property string value is too large for the hosting language |
| 3 | HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR | Appending a child to a node not capable of children |
| 4 | WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR | Inserting a node created from a different document (without passing
through the import process)
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| 5 | INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR | Assigning an identifier with an illegal character |
| 6 | NO_DATA_ALLOWED_ERR | Assigning data to a node that doesn't allow data |
| 7 | NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR | Assigning a value to a read-only property |
| 8 | NOT_FOUND_ERR | Method parameter reference to a nonexistent node in the
object's scope
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| 9 | NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR | Invoking an XML-only method in an HTML document |
| 10 | INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR | Method parameter to an Attr node that already
belongs to another element (without cloning the
Attr first)
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| 11 | INVALID_STATE_ERR | Referencing a node that is not readable or writable |
| 12 | SYNTAX_ERR | A slippery keyboard |
| 13 | INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR | Modifying the type of a node |
| 14 | NAMESPACE_ERR | Namespace mismatch or malformed name |
| 15 | INVALID_ACCESS_ERR | You can't go there |
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| Example |
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if (e.code == e.INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR) {
// process for an illegal identifier character
}
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| Value |
Integer
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| Default |
Determined by error.
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