reason

Compability: Internet Explorer

Syntax:: parseError.reason

This property returns a string detailing the reason for the error.

Validation errors also include the URL of the Schema and the node within the Schema that corresponds to the error.

Examples

Code:

XML:



<staff>


    <employee

ssn="123456"

pay="3">


       <name>John Sullivan</name>


       <position>senior executive</position>


    </employee>


    <employee>


       <name>Mary Lopez</name>


       <position>personal assistant</position>


    </employee>


 </staff>



VBScript:



Set objXMLDoc = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")


 objXMLDoc.async = False


 objXMLDoc.load("staff.xml")


 Set ParseErr = objXMLDoc.parseError


 If ParseErr.errorCode <> 0 Then


    alert("Error on Line: "  & ParseErr.line & vbCrLf &  ParseErr.reason)


 End If

Output:

Error on Line: 10

 Element content is invalid according to the DTD/Schema.

 Expecting: #PCDATA

Explanation:

In this example example the file 'staff.xml' is loaded which includes an error: the second employee element does not include an 'ssn' attribute which is required by the DTD. If a parse error occurs, as it does in this case, an alert displays the number of the line where it occurs, and the reason why.

Primary links

XML DOM » ParseError » reason

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Language(s): VBScript XML