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Version: 3.3.2

DOMException()

The DOMException() constructor returns a DOMException object with a specified message and name.

Syntax

new DOMException()
new DOMException(message)
new DOMException(message, name)

Parameters

  • message optional
    • : A description of the exception. If not present, the empty string '' is used.
  • name optional
    • : A string. If the specified name is a standard error name, then getting the code property of the DOMException object will return the code number corresponding to the specified name.

Return value

A newly created DOMException object.

Error names

Common error names are listed here. Some APIs define their own sets of names, so this is not necessarily a complete list.

Note that the following deprecated historical errors don't have an error name but instead have only a legacy constant code value and a legacy constant name:

  • Legacy code value: 2, legacy constant name: DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR
  • Legacy code value: 6, legacy constant name: NO_DATA_ALLOWED_ERR
  • Legacy code value: 16, legacy constant name: VALIDATION_ERR

Note: Because historically the errors were identified by a numeric value that corresponded with a named variable defined to have that value, some of the entries below indicate the legacy code value and constant name that were used in the past.

  • IndexSizeError
    • : The index is not in the allowed range. (Legacy code value: 1 and legacy constant name: INDEX_SIZE_ERR)
  • HierarchyRequestError
    • : The node tree hierarchy is not correct. (Legacy code value: 3 and legacy constant name: HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR)
  • WrongDocumentError
    • : The object is in the wrong Document. (Legacy code value: 4 and legacy constant name: WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR)
  • InvalidCharacterError
    • : The string contains invalid characters. (Legacy code value: 5 and legacy constant name: INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR)
  • NoModificationAllowedError
    • : The object cannot be modified. (Legacy code value: 7 and legacy constant name: NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR)
  • NotFoundError
    • : The object cannot be found here. (Legacy code value: 8 and legacy constant name: NOT_FOUND_ERR)
  • NotSupportedError
    • : The operation is not supported. (Legacy code value: 9 and legacy constant name: NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR)
  • InvalidStateError
    • : The object is in an invalid state. (Legacy code value: 11 and legacy constant name: INVALID_STATE_ERR)
  • InUseAttributeError
    • : The attribute is in use. (Legacy code value: 10 and legacy constant name: INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR)
  • SyntaxError
    • : The string did not match the expected pattern. (Legacy code value: 12 and legacy constant name: SYNTAX_ERR)
  • InvalidModificationError
    • : The object cannot be modified in this way. (Legacy code value: 13 and legacy constant name: INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR)
  • NamespaceError
    • : The operation is not allowed by Namespaces in XML. (Legacy code value: 14 and legacy constant name: NAMESPACE_ERR)
  • InvalidAccessError
    • : The object does not support the operation or argument. (Legacy code value: 15 and legacy constant name: INVALID_ACCESS_ERR)
  • TypeMismatchError deprecated
    • : The type of the object does not match the expected type. (Legacy code value: 17 and legacy constant name: TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR) This value is deprecated; the JavaScript TypeError exception is now raised instead of a DOMException with this value.
  • SecurityError
    • : The operation is insecure. (Legacy code value: 18 and legacy constant name: SECURITY_ERR)
  • NetworkError
    • : A network error occurred. (Legacy code value: 19 and legacy constant name: NETWORK_ERR)
  • AbortError
    • : The operation was aborted. (Legacy code value: 20 and legacy constant name: ABORT_ERR)
  • URLMismatchError
    • : The given URL does not match another URL. (Legacy code value: 21 and legacy constant name: URL_MISMATCH_ERR)
  • QuotaExceededError
    • : The quota has been exceeded. (Legacy code value: 22 and legacy constant name: QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERR)
  • TimeoutError
    • : The operation timed out. (Legacy code value: 23 and legacy constant name: TIMEOUT_ERR)
  • InvalidNodeTypeError
    • : The node is incorrect or has an incorrect ancestor for this operation. (Legacy code value: 24 and legacy constant name: INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR)
  • DataCloneError
    • : The object can not be cloned. (Legacy code value: 25 and legacy constant name: DATA_CLONE_ERR)
  • EncodingError
    • : The encoding or decoding operation failed (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • NotReadableError
    • : The input/output read operation failed (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • UnknownError
    • : The operation failed for an unknown transient reason (e.g. out of memory) (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • ConstraintError
    • : A mutation operation in a transaction failed because a constraint was not satisfied (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • DataError
    • : Provided data is inadequate (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • TransactionInactiveError
    • : A request was placed against a transaction that is currently not active or is finished (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • ReadOnlyError
    • : The mutating operation was attempted in a "readonly" transaction (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • VersionError
    • : An attempt was made to open a database using a lower version than the existing version (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • OperationError
    • : The operation failed for an operation-specific reason (No legacy code value and constant name).
  • NotAllowedError
    • : The request is not allowed by the user agent or the platform in the current context, possibly because the user denied permission (No legacy code value and constant name).