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<ol class="toc"><li><ol><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#common-dom-interfaces"><span class="secno">2.8 </span>Common DOM interfaces</a>
<ol><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#reflecting-content-attributes-in-idl-attributes"><span class="secno">2.8.1 </span>Reflecting content attributes in IDL attributes</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#collections-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2 </span>Collections</a>
<ol><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#htmlcollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.1 </span>HTMLCollection</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#htmlallcollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.2 </span>HTMLAllCollection</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#htmlformcontrolscollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.3 </span>HTMLFormControlsCollection</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#htmloptionscollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.4 </span>HTMLOptionsCollection</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#domtokenlist-0"><span class="secno">2.8.3 </span>DOMTokenList</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#domsettabletokenlist-0"><span class="secno">2.8.4 </span>DOMSettableTokenList</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#safe-passing-of-structured-data"><span class="secno">2.8.5 </span>Safe passing of structured data</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#domstringmap-0"><span class="secno">2.8.6 </span>DOMStringMap</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#dom-feature-strings"><span class="secno">2.8.7 </span>DOM feature strings</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#exceptions"><span class="secno">2.8.8 </span>Exceptions</a></li><li><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#garbage-collection"><span class="secno">2.8.9 </span>Garbage collection</a></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></div>
<h3 id="common-dom-interfaces"><span class="secno">2.8 </span>Common DOM interfaces</h3><h4 id="reflecting-content-attributes-in-idl-attributes"><span class="secno">2.8.1 </span>Reflecting content attributes in IDL attributes</h4><p>Some IDL attributes are defined to <dfn id="reflect">reflect</dfn> a
particular content attribute. This means that on getting, the IDL
attribute returns the current value of the content attribute, and on
setting, the IDL attribute changes the value of the content
attribute to the given value.</p><div class="impl">
<p>In general, on getting, if the content attribute is not present,
the IDL attribute must act as if the content attribute's value is
the empty string; and on setting, if the content attribute is not
present, it must first be added.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute is a <code>DOMString</code>
attribute whose content attribute is defined to contain a
<a href="urls.html#url">URL</a>, then on getting, the IDL attribute must <a href="urls.html#resolve-a-url" title="resolve a url">resolve</a> the value of the content
attribute relative to the element and return the resulting
<a href="urls.html#absolute-url">absolute URL</a> if that was successful, or the empty
string otherwise; and on setting, must set the content attribute to
the specified literal value. If the content attribute is absent, the
IDL attribute must return the default value, if the content
attribute has one, or else the empty string.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute is a <code>DOMString</code>
attribute whose content attribute is defined to contain one or more
<a href="urls.html#url" title="URL">URLs</a>, then on getting, the IDL attribute
must <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#split-a-string-on-spaces" title="split a string on spaces">split the content
attribute on spaces</a> and return the concatenation of <a href="urls.html#resolve-a-url" title="resolve a URL">resolving</a> each token URL to an
<a href="urls.html#absolute-url">absolute URL</a> relative to the element, with a single
U+0020 SPACE character between each URL, ignoring any tokens that
did not resolve successfully. If the content attribute is absent,
the IDL attribute must return the default value, if the content
attribute has one, or else the empty string. On setting, the IDL
attribute must set the content attribute to the specified literal
value.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute is a <code>DOMString</code>
attribute whose content attribute is an <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#enumerated-attribute">enumerated
attribute</a>, and the IDL attribute is <dfn id="limited-to-only-known-values">limited to only
known values</dfn>, then, on getting, the IDL attribute must return
the conforming value associated with the state the attribute is in
(in its canonical case), or the empty string if the attribute is in
a state that has no associated keyword value; and on setting, the
content attribute must be set to the specified new value.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute is a <code>DOMString</code>
attribute but doesn't fall into any of the above categories, then
the getting and setting must be done in a transparent,
case-preserving manner.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute is a <code title="">boolean</code>
attribute, then on getting the IDL attribute must return true if the
content attribute is set, and false if it is absent. On setting, the
content attribute must be removed if the IDL attribute is set to
false, and must be set to the empty string if the IDL attribute is
set to true. (This corresponds to the rules for <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#boolean-attribute" title="boolean
attribute">boolean content attributes</a>.)</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute has a signed integer type
(<code>long</code>) then, on getting, the content attribute must be
parsed according to the <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#rules-for-parsing-integers" title="rules for parsing
integers">rules for parsing signed integers</a>, and if that is
successful, and the value is in the range of the IDL attribute's
type, the resulting value must be returned. If, on the other hand,
it fails or returns an out of range value, or if the attribute is
absent, then the default value must be returned instead, or 0 if
there is no default value. On setting, the given value must be
converted to the shortest possible string representing the number as
a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#valid-integer">valid integer</a> and then that string must be used as
the new content attribute value.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute has a signed integer type
(<code>long</code>) that is <dfn id="limited-to-only-non-negative-numbers">limited to only non-negative
numbers</dfn> then, on getting, the content attribute must be parsed
according to the <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#rules-for-parsing-non-negative-integers">rules for parsing non-negative
integers</a>, and if that is successful, and the value is in the
range of the IDL attribute's type, the resulting value must be
returned. If, on the other hand, it fails or returns an out of range
value, or if the attribute is absent, the default value must be
returned instead, or &#8722;1 if there is no default value. On
setting, if the value is negative, the user agent must fire an
<code><a href="#index_size_err">INDEX_SIZE_ERR</a></code> exception. Otherwise, the given value
must be converted to the shortest possible string representing the
number as a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#valid-non-negative-integer">valid non-negative integer</a> and then that
string must be used as the new content attribute value.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute has an <em>unsigned</em> integer
type (<code>unsigned long</code>) then, on getting, the content
attribute must be parsed according to the <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#rules-for-parsing-non-negative-integers">rules for parsing
non-negative integers</a>, and if that is successful, and the
value is in the range 0 to 2147483647 inclusive, the resulting value
must be returned. If, on the other hand, it fails or returns an out
of range value, or if the attribute is absent, the default value
must be returned instead, or 0 if there is no default value. On
setting, the given value must be converted to the shortest possible
string representing the number as a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#valid-non-negative-integer">valid non-negative
integer</a> and then that string must be used as the new content
attribute value.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute has an unsigned integer type
(<code>unsigned long</code>) that is <dfn id="limited-to-only-non-negative-numbers-greater-than-zero">limited to only
non-negative numbers greater than zero</dfn>, then the behavior is
similar to the previous case, but zero is not allowed. On getting,
the content attribute must first be parsed according to the
<a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#rules-for-parsing-non-negative-integers">rules for parsing non-negative integers</a>, and if that is
successful, and the value is in the range 1 to 2147483647 inclusive,
the resulting value must be returned. If, on the other hand, it
fails or returns an out of range value, or if the attribute is
absent, the default value must be returned instead, or 1 if there is
no default value. On setting, if the value is zero, the user agent
must fire an <code><a href="#index_size_err">INDEX_SIZE_ERR</a></code> exception. Otherwise, the
given value must be converted to the shortest possible string
representing the number as a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#valid-non-negative-integer">valid non-negative integer</a>
and then that string must be used as the new content attribute
value.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute has a floating point number type
(<code>double</code>), then, on getting, the content attribute must
be parsed according to the <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#rules-for-parsing-floating-point-number-values">rules for parsing floating point
number values</a>, and if that is successful, the resulting value
must be returned. If, on the other hand, it fails, or if the
attribute is absent, the default value must be returned instead, or
0.0 if there is no default value. On setting, the given value must
be converted to the <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#best-representation-of-the-number-as-a-floating-point-number">best representation of the number as a
floating point number</a> and then that string must be used as
the new content attribute value.</p>
<p class="note">The values Infinity and Not-a-Number (NaN) values
throw an exception on setting, as <a href="infrastructure.html#float-nan">defined
earlier</a>.</p>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute has the type
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> or <code><a href="#domsettabletokenlist">DOMSettableTokenList</a></code>, then
on getting it must return a <code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> or
<code><a href="#domsettabletokenlist">DOMSettableTokenList</a></code> object (as appropriate) whose
underlying string is the element's corresponding content attribute.
When the object mutates its underlying string, the content attribute
must itself be immediately mutated. When the attribute is absent,
then the string represented by the object is the empty string; when
the object mutates this empty string, the user agent must add the
corresponding content attribute, with its value set to the value it
would have been set to after mutating the empty string. The same
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> or <code><a href="#domsettabletokenlist">DOMSettableTokenList</a></code>
object must be returned every time for each attribute.</p>
<div class="example">
<p>If an element with no attributes has its <code title="dom-tokenlist-remove"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-remove">element.classList.remove()</a></code>
method invoked, the underlying string won't be changed, since the
result of removing any token from the empty string is still the
empty string. However, if the <code title="dom-tokenlist-add"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-add">element.classList.add()</a></code> method is
then invoked, a <code title="attr-class"><a href="elements.html#classes">class</a></code> attribute
will be added to the element with the value of the token to be
added.</p>
</div>
<p>If a reflecting IDL attribute has the type
<code><a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>, or an interface that descends from
<code><a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>, then, on getting, it must run the
following algorithm (stopping at the first point where a value is
returned):</p>
<ol><li>If the corresponding content attribute is absent, then the
IDL attribute must return null.</li>
<li>Let <var title="">candidate</var> be the element that the <code title="dom-Document-getElementById"><a href="infrastructure.html#dom-document-getelementbyid">document.getElementById()</a></code> method
would find when called on the content attribute's document if it
was passed as its argument the current value of the corresponding
content attribute.</li>
<li>If <var title="">candidate</var> is null, or if it is not
type-compatible with the IDL attribute, then the IDL attribute must
return null.</li>
<li>Otherwise, it must return <var title="">candidate</var>.</li>
</ol><p>On setting, if the given element has an <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> attribute, then the content attribute must
be set to the value of that <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code>
attribute. Otherwise, the IDL attribute must be set to the empty
string.</p>
</div><h4 id="collections-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2 </span>Collections</h4><p>The <code><a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a></code>, <code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code>,
<code><a href="#htmlformcontrolscollection">HTMLFormControlsCollection</a></code>,
<code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code>,
interfaces represent various
lists of DOM nodes. Collectively, objects implementing these
interfaces are called <dfn id="collections">collections</dfn>.</p><p>When a <a href="#collections" title="collections">collection</a> is created, a
filter and a root are associated with the collection.</p><p class="example">For example, when the <code><a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a></code>
object for the <code title="dom-document-images"><a href="dom.html#dom-document-images">document.images</a></code> attribute is
created, it is associated with a filter that selects only
<code><a href="embedded-content-1.html#the-img-element">img</a></code> elements, and rooted at the root of the
document.</p><p>The <a href="#collections" title="collections">collection</a> then <dfn id="represented-by-the-collection" title="represented by the collection">represents</dfn> a
<a href="infrastructure.html#live">live</a> view of the subtree rooted at the collection's
root, containing only nodes that match the given filter. The view is
linear. <span class="impl">In the absence of specific requirements
to the contrary, the nodes within the collection must be sorted in
<a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.</span></p><div class="impl">
<p class="note">The <code title="dom-table-rows"><a href="tabular-data.html#dom-table-rows">rows</a></code> list is
not in tree order.</p>
<p>An attribute that returns a collection must return the same
object every time it is retrieved.</p>
</div><h5 id="htmlcollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.1 </span>HTMLCollection</h5><p>The <code><a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a></code> interface represents a generic
<a href="#collections" title="collections">collection</a> of elements.</p><pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</dfn> {
readonly attribute unsigned long <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-length" title="dom-HTMLCollection-length">length</a>;
caller getter <a href="infrastructure.html#element">Element</a> <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item" title="dom-HTMLCollection-item">item</a>(in unsigned long index);
caller getter object <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLCollection-namedItem">namedItem</a>(in DOMString name); // only returns Element
};</pre><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-length"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-length">length</a></code></dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the number of elements in the collection.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-item"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item">item</a></code>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">index</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the item with index <var title="">index</var> from the collection. The items are sorted in <a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.</p>
<p>Returns null if <var title="">index</var> is out of range.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-nameditem">namedItem</a></code>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">name</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the first item with <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> or name <var title="">name</var>
from the collection.</p>
<p>Returns null if no element with that <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> or name could be found.</p>
<p>Only <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#the-applet-element">applet</a></code>, <code><a href="the-map-element.html#the-area-element">area</a></code>,
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-embed-element">embed</a></code>, <code><a href="forms.html#the-form-element">form</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#frame">frame</a></code>,
<code><a href="obsolete.html#frameset">frameset</a></code>, <code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a></code>, <code><a href="embedded-content-1.html#the-img-element">img</a></code>, and
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-object-element">object</a></code> elements can have a name for the purpose of
this method; their name is given by the value of their <code title="">name</code> attribute.</p>
</dd>
</dl><div class="impl">
<p>The object's <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-indices">supported property indices</a> are the
numbers in the range zero to one less than the number of nodes
<a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the collection</a>. If there are no such
elements, then there are no <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-indices">supported property
indices</a>.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-htmlcollection-length" title="dom-HTMLCollection-length"><code>length</code></dfn>
attribute must return the number of nodes <a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the
collection</a>.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-htmlcollection-item" title="dom-HTMLCollection-item"><code>item(<var title="">index</var>)</code></dfn> method must return the <var title="">index</var>th node in the collection. If there is no <var title="">index</var>th node in the collection, then the method must
return null.</p>
<p>The <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-names">supported property names</a> consist
of the values of the <code title="">name</code> attributes of each
<code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#the-applet-element">applet</a></code>, <code><a href="the-map-element.html#the-area-element">area</a></code>,
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-embed-element">embed</a></code>, <code><a href="forms.html#the-form-element">form</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#frame">frame</a></code>,
<code><a href="obsolete.html#frameset">frameset</a></code>, <code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a></code>, <code><a href="embedded-content-1.html#the-img-element">img</a></code>, and
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-object-element">object</a></code> element <a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the
collection</a> with a <code title="">name</code> attribute, plus
the list of IDs that the elements <a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the
collection</a> have.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-htmlcollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLCollection-namedItem"><code>namedItem(<var title="">key</var>)</code></dfn> method must return the first node
in the collection that matches either of the following
requirements:</p>
<ul><li>It is an <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#the-applet-element">applet</a></code>,
<code><a href="the-map-element.html#the-area-element">area</a></code>, <code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-embed-element">embed</a></code>, <code><a href="forms.html#the-form-element">form</a></code>,
<code><a href="obsolete.html#frame">frame</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#frameset">frameset</a></code>, <code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a></code>,
<code><a href="embedded-content-1.html#the-img-element">img</a></code>, or <code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-object-element">object</a></code> element with a <code title="">name</code> attribute equal to <var title="">key</var>,
or,</li>
<li>It is an element with an <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a>
equal to <var title="">key</var>.</li>
</ul><p>If no such elements are found, then the method must return
null.</p>
</div><h5 id="htmlallcollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.2 </span>HTMLAllCollection</h5><p>The <code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> interface represents a generic
<a href="#collections" title="collections">collection</a> of elements just like
<code><a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a></code>, with the exception that its <code title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmlallcollection-nameditem">namedItem()</a></code> method
returns an <code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> object when there are
multiple matching elements.</p><pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</dfn> : <a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a> {
// inherits <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-length" title="dom-HTMLCollection-length">length</a> and <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item" title="dom-HTMLCollection-item">item</a>()
caller getter object <a href="#dom-htmlallcollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-namedItem">namedItem</a>(in DOMString name); // overrides inherited namedItem()
<a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a> <a href="#dom-htmlallcollection-tags" title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-tags">tags</a>(in DOMString tagName);
};</pre><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-length"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-length">length</a></code></dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the number of elements in the collection.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-item"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item">item</a></code>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">index</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the item with index <var title="">index</var> from the collection. The items are sorted in <a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.</p>
<p>Returns null if <var title="">index</var> is out of range.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmlallcollection-nameditem">namedItem</a></code>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmlallcollection-nameditem">namedItem</a></code>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">name</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the item with <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> or name <var title="">name</var> from the collection.</p>
<p>If there are multiple matching items, then an <code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> object containing all those elements is returned.</p>
<p>Returns null if no element with that <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> or name could be found.</p>
<p>Only <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#the-applet-element">applet</a></code>, <code><a href="the-map-element.html#the-area-element">area</a></code>,
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-embed-element">embed</a></code>, <code><a href="forms.html#the-form-element">form</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#frame">frame</a></code>,
<code><a href="obsolete.html#frameset">frameset</a></code>, <code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a></code>, <code><a href="embedded-content-1.html#the-img-element">img</a></code>, and
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-object-element">object</a></code> elements can have a name for the purpose of
this method; their name is given by the value of their <code title="">name</code> attribute.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">collection</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-tags"><a href="#dom-htmlallcollection-tags">tags</a></code>(<var title="">tagName</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns a collection that is a filtered view of the current collection, containing only elements with the given tag name.</p>
</dd>
</dl><div class="impl">
<p>The object's <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-indices">supported property indices</a> and
<a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-names">supported property names</a> are as defined for
<code><a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a></code> objects.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-htmlallcollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-namedItem"><code>namedItem(<var title="">key</var>)</code></dfn> method must act according to the
following algorithm:</p>
<ol><li>
<p>Let <var title="">collection</var> be an
<code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> object rooted at the same node as
the <code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> object on which the method was
invoked, whose filter matches only elements that already
match the filter of the <code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> object on
which the method was invoked and that are either:</p>
<ul><li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#the-applet-element">applet</a></code>, <code><a href="the-map-element.html#the-area-element">area</a></code>,
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-embed-element">embed</a></code>, <code><a href="forms.html#the-form-element">form</a></code>, <code><a href="obsolete.html#frame">frame</a></code>,
<code><a href="obsolete.html#frameset">frameset</a></code>, <code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a></code>, <code><a href="embedded-content-1.html#the-img-element">img</a></code>, or
<code><a href="the-iframe-element.html#the-object-element">object</a></code> elements with a <code title="">name</code>
attribute equal to <var title="">key</var>, or,</li>
<li>elements with an <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> equal to
<var title="">key</var>.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>If, at the time the method is called, there is exactly one node
in <var title="">collection</var>, then return that node and stop
the algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, if, at the time the method is called, <var title="">collection</var> is empty, return null and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, return <var title="">collection</var>.</li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-htmlallcollection-tags" title="dom-HTMLAllCollection-tags"><code>tags(<var title="">tagName</var>)</code></dfn> method must return an
<code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> rooted at the same node as the
<code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code> object on which the method was
invoked, whose filter matches only <a href="infrastructure.html#html-elements">HTML elements</a> whose
local name is the <var title="">tagName</var> argument and that
already match the filter of the <code><a href="#htmlallcollection">HTMLAllCollection</a></code>
object on which the method was invoked. In <a href="dom.html#html-documents">HTML
documents</a>, the argument must first be <a href="infrastructure.html#converted-to-ascii-lowercase">converted to
ASCII lowercase</a>.</p>
</div><h5 id="htmlformcontrolscollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.3 </span>HTMLFormControlsCollection</h5><p>The <code><a href="#htmlformcontrolscollection">HTMLFormControlsCollection</a></code> interface represents
a <a href="#collections" title="collections">collection</a> of <a href="forms.html#category-listed" title="category-listed">listed elements</a> in <code><a href="forms.html#the-form-element">form</a></code>
and <code><a href="forms.html#the-fieldset-element">fieldset</a></code> elements.</p><pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlformcontrolscollection">HTMLFormControlsCollection</dfn> : <a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a> {
// inherits <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-length" title="dom-HTMLCollection-length">length</a> and <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item" title="dom-HTMLCollection-item">item</a>()
caller getter object <a href="#dom-htmlformcontrolscollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLFormControlsCollection-namedItem">namedItem</a>(in DOMString name); // overrides inherited namedItem()
};
interface <dfn id="radionodelist">RadioNodeList</dfn> : <a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a> {
attribute DOMString <a href="#dom-radionodelist-value" title="dom-RadioNodeList-value">value</a>;
};</pre><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-length"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-length">length</a></code></dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the number of elements in the collection.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-item"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item">item</a></code>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">index</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the item with index <var title="">index</var> from the collection. The items are sorted in <a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.</p>
<p>Returns null if <var title="">index</var> is out of range.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLFormControlsCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmlformcontrolscollection-nameditem">namedItem</a></code>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">radioNodeList</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLFormControlsCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmlformcontrolscollection-nameditem">namedItem</a></code>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">name</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the item with <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> or <code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fe-name">name</a></code> <var title="">name</var> from the collection.</p>
<p>If there are multiple matching items, then a <code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> object containing all those elements is returned.</p>
<p>Returns null if no element with that <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> or <code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fe-name">name</a></code> could be found.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">radioNodeList</var> . <var title="">value</var> [ = <var title="">value</var> ]</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the value of the first checked radio button represented by the object.</p>
<p>Can be set, to check the first radio button with the given value represented by the object.</p>
</dd>
</dl><div class="impl">
<p>The object's <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-indices">supported property indices</a> are as
defined for <code><a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a></code> objects.</p>
<p>The <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-names">supported property names</a> consist of the values
of all the <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> and <code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fe-name">name</a></code> attributes of all the elements
<a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the collection</a>.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-htmlformcontrolscollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLFormControlsCollection-namedItem"><code>namedItem(<var title="">name</var>)</code></dfn> method must act according to the
following algorithm:</p>
<ol><li>If, at the time the method is called, there is exactly one node
in the collection that has either an <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> attribute or a <code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fe-name">name</a></code> attribute equal to <var title="">name</var>, then return that node and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, if there are no nodes in the collection that have
either an <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> attribute or a <code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fe-name">name</a></code> attribute equal to <var title="">name</var>, then return null and stop the algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, create a new <code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> object
representing a <a href="infrastructure.html#live">live</a> view of the
<code><a href="#htmlformcontrolscollection">HTMLFormControlsCollection</a></code> object, further filtered so
that the only nodes in the <code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> object are
those that have either an <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> attribute
or a <code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fe-name">name</a></code> attribute equal to <var title="">name</var>. The nodes in the <code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code>
object must be sorted in <a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.</li>
<li>Return that <code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> object.</li>
</ol><hr><p>Members of the <code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> interface inherited
from the <code><a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a></code> interface must behave as they would
on a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a></code> object.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-radionodelist-value" title="dom-RadioNodeList-value"><code>value</code></dfn>
IDL attribute on the <code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> object, on getting,
must return the value returned by running the following steps:</p>
<ol><li><p>Let <var title="">element</var> be the first element in
<a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a> represented by the
<code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> object that is an <code><a href="the-input-element.html#the-input-element">input</a></code>
element whose <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="the-input-element.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute
is in the <a href="number-state.html#radio-button-state" title="attr-input-type-radio">Radio Button</a>
state and whose <a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#concept-fe-checked" title="concept-fe-checked">checkedness</a>
is true. Otherwise, let it be null.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">element</var> is null, or if it is an
element with no <code title="attr-input-value"><a href="the-input-element.html#attr-input-value">value</a></code>
attribute, return the empty string.</p></li>
<li><p>Otherwise, return the value of <var title="">element</var>'s
<code title="attr-input-value"><a href="the-input-element.html#attr-input-value">value</a></code> attribute.</p></li>
</ol><p>On setting, the <code title="dom-RadioNodeList-value"><a href="#dom-radionodelist-value">value</a></code> IDL attribute must run
the following steps:</p>
<ol><li><p>Let <var title="">element</var> be the first element in
<a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a> represented by the
<code><a href="#radionodelist">RadioNodeList</a></code> object that is an <code><a href="the-input-element.html#the-input-element">input</a></code>
element whose <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="the-input-element.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute
is in the <a href="number-state.html#radio-button-state" title="attr-input-type-radio">Radio Button</a>
state and whose <code title="attr-input-value"><a href="the-input-element.html#attr-input-value">value</a></code> content
attribute is present and equal to the new value, if any. Otherwise,
let it be null.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">element</var> is not null, then set its
<a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#concept-fe-checked" title="concept-fe-checked">checkedness</a> to true.</p>
</li></ol></div><h5 id="htmloptionscollection-0"><span class="secno">2.8.2.4 </span>HTMLOptionsCollection</h5><p>The <code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code> interface represents a
list of <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-option-element">option</a></code> elements. It is always rooted on a
<code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element and has attributes and methods that
manipulate that element's descendants.</p><pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</dfn> : <a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a> {
// inherits <a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item" title="dom-HTMLCollection-item">item</a>()
attribute unsigned long <a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-length" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-length">length</a>; // overrides inherited length
caller getter object <a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-namedItem">namedItem</a>(in DOMString name); // overrides inherited namedItem()
void <a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-add" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-add">add</a>(in <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> element, in optional <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> before);
void <a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-add" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-add">add</a>(in <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> element, in long before);
void <a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-remove" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-remove">remove</a>(in long index);
attribute long <a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-selectedindex" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-selectedIndex">selectedIndex</a>;
};</pre><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-length"><a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-length">length</a></code> [ = <var title="">value</var> ]</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the number of elements in the collection.</p>
<p>When set to a smaller number, truncates the number of <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-option-element">option</a></code> elements in the corresponding container.</p>
<p>When set to a greater number, adds new blank <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-option-element">option</a></code> elements to that container.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLCollection-item"><a href="#dom-htmlcollection-item">item</a></code>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">index</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the item with index <var title="">index</var> from the collection. The items are sorted in <a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.</p>
<p>Returns null if <var title="">index</var> is out of range.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-nameditem">namedItem</a></code>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">nodeList</var> = <var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-namedItem"><a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-nameditem">namedItem</a></code>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>[<var title="">name</var>]</dt>
<dt><var title="">collection</var>(<var title="">name</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the item with <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> or <code title="attr-option-name"><a href="obsolete.html#attr-option-name">name</a></code> <var title="">name</var> from the collection.</p>
<p>If there are multiple matching items, then a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a></code> object containing all those elements is returned.</p>
<p>Returns null if no element with that <a href="elements.html#concept-id" title="concept-id">ID</a> could be found.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-add"><a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-add">add</a></code>(<var title="">element</var> [, <var title="">before</var> ] )</dt>
<dd>
<p>Inserts <var title="">element</var> before the node given by <var title="">before</var>.</p>
<p>The <var title="">before</var> argument can be a number, in
which case <var title="">element</var> is inserted before the item
with that number, or an element from the collection, in which case
<var title="">element</var> is inserted before that element.</p>
<p>If <var title="">before</var> is omitted, null, or a number out
of range, then <var title="">element</var> will be added at the
end of the list.</p>
<p>This method will throw a <code><a href="#hierarchy_request_err">HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR</a></code>
exception if <var title="">element</var> is an ancestor of the
element into which it is to be inserted. If <var title="">element</var> is not an <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-option-element">option</a></code> or
<code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-optgroup-element">optgroup</a></code> element, then the method does nothing.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">collection</var> . <code title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-selectedIndex"><a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-selectedindex">selectedIndex</a></code> [ = <var title="">value</var> ]</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the index of the first selected item, if any, or
&#8722;1 if there is no selected item.</p>
<p>Can be set, to change the selection.</p>
</dd>
</dl><div class="impl">
<p>The object's <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-indices">supported property indices</a> are as
defined for <code><a href="#htmlcollection">HTMLCollection</a></code> objects.</p>
<p>On getting, the <dfn id="dom-htmloptionscollection-length" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-length"><code>length</code></dfn>
attribute must return the number of nodes <a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the
collection</a>.</p>
<p>On setting, the behavior depends on whether the new value is
equal to, greater than, or less than the number of nodes
<a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the collection</a> at that time. If the
number is the same, then setting the attribute must do nothing. If
the new value is greater, then <var title="">n</var> new
<code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-option-element">option</a></code> elements with no attributes and no child nodes
must be appended to the <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element on which the
<code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code> is rooted, where <var title="">n</var> is the difference between the two numbers (new
value minus old value). Mutation events must be fired as if a
<code><a href="infrastructure.html#documentfragment">DocumentFragment</a></code> containing the new <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-option-element">option</a></code>
elements had been inserted. If the new value is lower, then the
last <var title="">n</var> nodes in the collection must be removed
from their parent nodes, where <var title="">n</var> is the
difference between the two numbers (old value minus new value).</p>
<p class="note">Setting <code title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-length"><a href="#dom-htmloptionscollection-length">length</a></code> never removes
or adds any <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-optgroup-element">optgroup</a></code> elements, and never adds new
children to existing <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-optgroup-element">optgroup</a></code> elements (though it can
remove children from them).</p>
<p>The <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-names">supported property names</a> consist of the values
of all the <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> and <code title="attr-option-name"><a href="obsolete.html#attr-option-name">name</a></code> attributes of all the elements
<a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the collection</a>.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-htmloptionscollection-nameditem" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-namedItem"><code>namedItem(<var title="">name</var>)</code></dfn> method must act according to the
following algorithm:</p>
<ol><li>If, at the time the method is called, there is exactly one node
in the collection that has either an <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> attribute or a <code title="attr-option-name"><a href="obsolete.html#attr-option-name">name</a></code> attribute equal to <var title="">name</var>, then return that node and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, if there are no nodes in the collection that have
either an <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> attribute or a <code title="attr-option-name"><a href="obsolete.html#attr-option-name">name</a></code> attribute equal to <var title="">name</var>, then return null and stop the algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, create a new <code><a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a></code> object
representing a <a href="infrastructure.html#live">live</a> view of the
<code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code> object, further filtered so that
the only nodes in the <code><a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a></code> object are those that
have either an <code title="attr-id"><a href="elements.html#the-id-attribute">id</a></code> attribute or a <code title="attr-option-name"><a href="obsolete.html#attr-option-name">name</a></code> attribute equal to <var title="">name</var>. The nodes in the <code><a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a></code> object
must be sorted in <a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.</li>
<li>Return that <code><a href="infrastructure.html#nodelist">NodeList</a></code> object.</li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-htmloptionscollection-add" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-add"><code>add(<var title="">element</var>, <var title="">before</var>)</code></dfn>
method must act according to the following algorithm:</p>
<ol><li><p>If <var title="">element</var> is not an <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-option-element">option</a></code>
or <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-optgroup-element">optgroup</a></code> element, then return and abort these
steps.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">element</var> is an ancestor of the
<code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element on which the
<code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code> is rooted, then throw a
<code><a href="#hierarchy_request_err">HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR</a></code> exception.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">before</var> is an element, but that
element isn't a descendant of the <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element on
which the <code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code> is rooted, then throw
a <code><a href="#not_found_err">NOT_FOUND_ERR</a></code> exception.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">element</var> and <var title="">before</var> are the same element, then return and abort
these steps.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">before</var> is a node, then let <var title="">reference</var> be that node. Otherwise, if <var title="">before</var> is an integer, and there is a <var title="">before</var>th node in the collection, let <var title="">reference</var> be that node. Otherwise, let <var title="">reference</var> be null.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">reference</var> is not null, let <var title="">parent</var> be the parent node of <var title="">reference</var>. Otherwise, let <var title="">parent</var>
be the <code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element on which the
<code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code> is rooted.</p></li>
<li><p>Act as if the DOM Core <code title="dom-Node-insertBefore"><a href="infrastructure.html#dom-node-insertbefore">insertBefore()</a></code> method was
invoked on the <var title="">parent</var> node, with <var title="">element</var> as the first argument and <var title="">reference</var> as the second argument.</p>
</li></ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-htmloptionscollection-remove" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-remove"><code>remove(<var title="">index</var>)</code></dfn> method must act according to
the following algorithm:</p>
<ol><li><p>If the number of nodes <a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by the
collection</a> is zero, abort these steps.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">index</var> is not a number greater than or
equal to 0 and less than the number of nodes <a href="#represented-by-the-collection">represented by
the collection</a>, let <var title="">element</var> be the first
element in the collection. Otherwise, let <var title="">element</var> be the <var title="">index</var>th element
in the collection.</p></li>
<li><p>Remove <var title="">element</var> from its parent
node.</p></li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-htmloptionscollection-selectedindex" title="dom-HTMLOptionsCollection-selectedIndex"><code>selectedIndex</code></dfn>
IDL attribute must act like the identically named attribute on the
<code><a href="the-button-element.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element on which the
<code><a href="#htmloptionscollection">HTMLOptionsCollection</a></code> is rooted</p>
</div><h4 id="domtokenlist-0"><span class="secno">2.8.3 </span>DOMTokenList</h4><p>The <code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> interface represents an interface
to an underlying string that consists of a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#set-of-space-separated-tokens">set of
space-separated tokens</a>.</p><p class="note"><code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> objects are always
<a href="infrastructure.html#case-sensitive">case-sensitive</a>, even when the underlying string might
ordinarily be treated in a case-insensitive manner.</p><pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</dfn> {
readonly attribute unsigned long <a href="#dom-tokenlist-length" title="dom-tokenlist-length">length</a>;
getter DOMString <a href="#dom-tokenlist-item" title="dom-tokenlist-item">item</a>(in unsigned long index);
boolean <a href="#dom-tokenlist-contains" title="dom-tokenlist-contains">contains</a>(in DOMString token);
void <a href="#dom-tokenlist-add" title="dom-tokenlist-add">add</a>(in DOMString token);
void <a href="#dom-tokenlist-remove" title="dom-tokenlist-remove">remove</a>(in DOMString token);
boolean <a href="#dom-tokenlist-toggle" title="dom-tokenlist-toggle">toggle</a>(in DOMString token);
<a href="#dom-tokenlist-tostring" title="dom-tokenlist-toString">stringifier</a> DOMString ();
};</pre><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">tokenlist</var> . <code title="dom-tokenlist-length"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-length">length</a></code></dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the number of tokens in the string.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">element</var> = <var title="">tokenlist</var> . <code title="dom-tokenlist-item"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-item">item</a></code>(<var title="">index</var>)</dt>
<dt><var title="">tokenlist</var>[<var title="">index</var>]</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the token with index <var title="">index</var>. The tokens are returned in the order they are found in the underlying string.</p>
<p>Returns null if <var title="">index</var> is out of range.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">hastoken</var> = <var title="">tokenlist</var> . <code title="dom-tokenlist-contains"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-contains">contains</a></code>(<var title="">token</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns true if the <var title="">token</var> is present; false otherwise.</p>
<p>Throws a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> is empty.</p>
<p>Throws an <code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> contains any spaces.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">tokenlist</var> . <code title="dom-tokenlist-add"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-add">add</a></code>(<var title="">token</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Adds <var title="">token</var>, unless it is already present.</p>
<p>Throws a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> is empty.</p>
<p>Throws an <code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> contains any spaces.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">tokenlist</var> . <code title="dom-tokenlist-remove"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-remove">remove</a></code>(<var title="">token</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Removes <var title="">token</var> if it is present.</p>
<p>Throws a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> is empty.</p>
<p>Throws an <code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> contains any spaces.</p>
</dd>
<dt><var title="">hastoken</var> = <var title="">tokenlist</var> . <code title="dom-tokenlist-toggle"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-toggle">toggle</a></code>(<var title="">token</var>)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Adds <var title="">token</var> if it is not present, or removes
it if it is. Returns true if <var title="">token</var> is now
present (it was added); returns false if it is not (it was
removed).</p>
<p>Throws a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> is empty.</p>
<p>Throws an <code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception if <var title="">token</var> contains any spaces.</p>
</dd>
</dl><div class="impl">
<p>The <dfn id="dom-tokenlist-length" title="dom-tokenlist-length"><code>length</code></dfn>
attribute must return the number of tokens that result from <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#split-a-string-on-spaces" title="split a string on spaces">splitting the underlying string on
spaces</a>. This is the <var title="dom-tokenlist-length"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-length">length</a></var>.</p>
<p>The object's <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-indices">supported property indices</a> are the
numbers in the range zero to <span title=""><var title="dom-tokenlist-length"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-length">length</a></var>-1</span>, unless the <var title="dom-tokenlist-length"><a href="#dom-tokenlist-length">length</a></var> is zero, in which case
there are no <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-indices">supported property indices</a>.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-tokenlist-item" title="dom-tokenlist-item"><code>item(<var title="">index</var>)</code></dfn> method must <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#split-a-string-on-spaces" title="split a
string on spaces">split the underlying string on spaces</a>,
preserving the order of the tokens as found in the underlying
string, and then return the <var title="">index</var>th item in this
list. If <var title="">index</var> is equal to or greater than the
number of tokens, then the method must return null.</p>
<p class="example">For example, if the string is "<code title="">a b
a c</code>" then there are four tokens: the token with index 0 is
"<code title="">a</code>", the token with index 1 is "<code title="">b</code>", the token with index 2 is "<code title="">a</code>", and the token with index 3 is "<code title="">c</code>".</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-tokenlist-contains" title="dom-tokenlist-contains"><code>contains(<var title="">token</var>)</code></dfn> method must run the following
algorithm:</p>
<ol><li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument is the empty string,
then raise a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument contains any <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#space-character" title="space character">space characters</a>, then raise an
<code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#split-a-string-on-spaces" title="split a string on spaces">split the
underlying string on spaces</a> to get the list of tokens in the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string.</li>
<li>If the token indicated by <var title="">token</var> is a
<a href="infrastructure.html#case-sensitive">case-sensitive</a> match for one of the tokens in the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string then return
true and stop this algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, return false.</li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-tokenlist-add" title="dom-tokenlist-add"><code>add(<var title="">token</var>)</code></dfn> method must run the following
algorithm:</p>
<ol><li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument is the empty string,
then raise a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument contains any <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#space-character" title="space character">space characters</a>, then raise an
<code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#split-a-string-on-spaces" title="split a string on spaces">split the
underlying string on spaces</a> to get the list of tokens in the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string.</li>
<li>If the given <var title="">token</var> is a
<a href="infrastructure.html#case-sensitive">case-sensitive</a> match for one of the tokens in the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string then stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, if the <code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying
string is not the empty string and the last character of that
string is not a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#space-character">space character</a>, then append a U+0020
SPACE character to the end of that string.</li>
<li>Append the value of <var title="">token</var> to the end of the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string.</li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-tokenlist-remove" title="dom-tokenlist-remove"><code>remove(<var title="">token</var>)</code></dfn> method must run the following
algorithm:</p>
<ol><li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument is the empty string,
then raise a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument contains any <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#space-character" title="space character">space characters</a>, then raise an
<code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#remove-a-token-from-a-string" title="remove a token from a string">remove
the given <var title="">token</var> from the underlying
string</a>.</li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-tokenlist-toggle" title="dom-tokenlist-toggle"><code>toggle(<var title="">token</var>)</code></dfn> method must run the following
algorithm:</p>
<ol><li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument is the empty string,
then raise a <code><a href="#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>If the <var title="">token</var> argument contains any <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#space-character" title="space character">space characters</a>, then raise an
<code><a href="#invalid_character_err">INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</a></code> exception and stop the
algorithm.</li>
<li>Otherwise, <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#split-a-string-on-spaces" title="split a string on spaces">split the
underlying string on spaces</a> to get the list of tokens in the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string.</li>
<li>If the given <var title="">token</var> is a
<a href="infrastructure.html#case-sensitive">case-sensitive</a> match for one of the tokens in the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string then <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#remove-a-token-from-a-string" title="remove a token from a string">remove the given <var title="">token</var> from the underlying string</a> and stop the
algorithm, returning false.</li>
<li>Otherwise, if the <code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying
string is not the empty string and the last character of that
string is not a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#space-character">space character</a>, then append a U+0020
SPACE character to the end of that string.</li>
<li>Append the value of <var title="">token</var> to the end of the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string.</li>
<li>Return true.</li>
</ol><p>A <code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object must <dfn id="dom-tokenlist-tostring" title="dom-tokenlist-toString">stringify</dfn> to the value of the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> object's underlying string.</p>
</div><h4 id="domsettabletokenlist-0"><span class="secno">2.8.4 </span>DOMSettableTokenList</h4><p>The <code><a href="#domsettabletokenlist">DOMSettableTokenList</a></code> interface is the same as the
<code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code> interface, except that it allows the
underlying string to be directly changed.</p><pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="domsettabletokenlist">DOMSettableTokenList</dfn> : <a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a> {
attribute DOMString <a href="#dom-domsettabletokenlist-value" title="dom-DOMSettableTokenList-value">value</a>;
};</pre><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">tokenlist</var> . <code title="dom-DOMSettableTokenList-value"><a href="#dom-domsettabletokenlist-value">value</a></code></dt>
<dd>
<p>Returns the underlying string.</p>
<p>Can be set, to change the underlying string.</p>
</dd>
</dl><div class="impl">
<p>An object implementing the <code><a href="#domsettabletokenlist">DOMSettableTokenList</a></code>
interface must act as defined for the <code><a href="#domtokenlist">DOMTokenList</a></code>
interface, except for the <code title="dom-DOMSettableTokenList-value"><a href="#dom-domsettabletokenlist-value">value</a></code> attribute defined
here.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-domsettabletokenlist-value" title="dom-DOMSettableTokenList-value"><code>value</code></dfn>
attribute must return the underlying string on getting, and must
replace the underlying string with the new value on setting.</p>
</div><div class="impl">
<h4 id="safe-passing-of-structured-data"><span class="secno">2.8.5 </span>Safe passing of structured data</h4>
<p>When a user agent is required to obtain a <dfn id="structured-clone">structured
clone</dfn> of a value, it must run the following algorithm, which
either returns a separate value, or throws an exception.</p>
<ol><li><p>Let <var title="">input</var> be the value being
cloned.</p></li>
<li><p>Let <var title="">memory</var> be an association list of
pairs of objects, initially empty. This is used to handle duplicate
references. In each pair of objects, one is called the
<em>source</em> object and the other the <em>destination</em>
object.</p></li>
<li><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be the value resulting from
calling the <a href="#internal-structured-cloning-algorithm">internal structured cloning algorithm</a> with
<var title="">input</var> and <var title="">memory</var>.</p></li>
<li><p>Return <var title="">output</var>.</p></li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="internal-structured-cloning-algorithm">internal structured cloning algorithm</dfn> is always
called with two arguments, <var title="">input</var> and <var title="">memory</var>, and its behavior is as follows:</p>
<ol><li><p>If <var title="">input</var> is the source object of a pair
of objects in <var title="">memory</var>, then return the
destination object in that pair of objects and abort these
steps.</p></li>
<li><p>If <var title="">input</var> is a primitive value, then
return that value and abort these steps.</p></li>
<li>
<p>The <var title="">input</var> value is an object. Jump to the
appropriate step below:</p>
<dl class="switch"><dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a Boolean object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed Boolean object with the same value as <var title="">input</var>.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a Number object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed Number object with the same value as <var title="">input</var>.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a String object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed String object with the same value as <var title="">input</var>.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a <code>Date</code> object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed <code>Date</code> object with the same value as <var title="">input</var>.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a <code>RegExp</code> object</dt>
<dd>
<p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed <code>RegExp</code> object with the same pattern and flags as <var title="">input</var>.</p>
<p class="note">The value of the <code title="">lastIndex</code> property is not copied.</p>
</dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a <code>ImageData</code> object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed <code>ImageData</code> object
with the same <code title="dom-imagedata-width">width</code> and
<code title="dom-imagedata-height">height</code> as <var title="">input</var>, and with a newly constructed
<code>CanvasPixelArray</code> for its <code title="dom-imagedata-data">data</code> attribute, with the same
<code title="dom-canvaspixelarray-length">length</code> and pixel
values as the <var title="">input</var>'s.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#file">File</a></code> object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed <code><a href="infrastructure.html#file">File</a></code> object corresponding to the same underlying data.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#blob">Blob</a></code> object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed <code><a href="infrastructure.html#blob">Blob</a></code> object corresponding to the same underlying data.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#filelist">FileList</a></code> object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed <code><a href="infrastructure.html#filelist">FileList</a></code> object containing a list of newly constructed <code><a href="infrastructure.html#file">File</a></code> objects corresponding to the same underlying data as those in <var title="">input</var>, maintaining their relative order.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is an Array object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed empty <code>Array</code> object.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is an Object object</dt>
<dd><p>Let <var title="">output</var> be a newly constructed empty <code title="">Object</code> object.</p></dd>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is another native object type (e.g. <code>Error</code>, <code><a href="webappapis.html#function">Function</a></code>)</dt>
<dt>If <var title="">input</var> is a host object (e.g. a DOM node)</dt>
<dd><p>Throw a <code><a href="#data_clone_err">DATA_CLONE_ERR</a></code> exception and abort
the overall <a href="#structured-clone">structured clone</a> algorithm.</p></dd>
</dl></li>
<li><p>Add a mapping from <var title="">input</var> (the source
object) to <var title="">output</var> (the destination object) to
<var title="">memory</var>.</p></li>
<li>
<p>If <var title="">input</var> is an Array object or an Object
object, then, for each enumerable property in <var title="">input</var>, add a new property to <var title="">output</var> having the same name, and having a value
created from invoking the <a href="#internal-structured-cloning-algorithm">internal structured cloning
algorithm</a> recursively with the value of the property as the
"<var title="">input</var>" argument and <var title="">memory</var> as the "<var title="">memory</var>"
argument. The order of the properties in the <var title="">input</var> and <var title="">output</var> objects must
be the same.</p>
<p class="note">This does not walk the prototype chain.</p>
<p class="note">Property descriptors, setters, getters, and
analogous features are not copied in this process. For example,
the property in the input could be marked as read-only, but in the
output it would just have the default state (typically read-write,
though that could depend on the scripting environment).</p>
</li>
<li><p>Return <var title="">output</var>.</p></li>
</ol><p class="note">This algorithm preserves cycles and preserves the
identity of duplicate objects in graphs.</p>
</div><h4 id="domstringmap-0"><span class="secno">2.8.6 </span>DOMStringMap</h4><p>The <code><a href="#domstringmap">DOMStringMap</a></code> interface represents a set of
name-value pairs. It exposes these using the scripting language's
native mechanisms for property access.</p><div class="impl">
<p>When a <code><a href="#domstringmap">DOMStringMap</a></code> object is instantiated, it is
associated with three algorithms, one for getting the list of
name-value pairs, one for setting names to certain values, and one
for deleting names.</p>
<pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="domstringmap">DOMStringMap</dfn> {
<a href="#dom-domstringmap-nameditem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-namedItem">getter</a> DOMString (in DOMString name);
<a href="#dom-domstringmap-setitem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-setItem">setter</a> void (in DOMString name, in DOMString value);
<a href="#dom-domstringmap-additem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-addItem">creator</a> void (in DOMString name, in DOMString value);
<a href="#dom-domstringmap-removeitem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-removeItem">deleter</a> void (in DOMString name);
};</pre>
<p>The <a href="infrastructure.html#supported-property-names">supported property names</a> on a
<code><a href="#domstringmap">DOMStringMap</a></code> object at any instant are the names of
each pair returned from the algorithm for getting the list of
name-value pairs at that instant.</p>
<p>To <dfn id="dom-domstringmap-nameditem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-namedItem">determine the value of
a named property</dfn> <var title="">name</var> in a
<code><a href="#domstringmap">DOMStringMap</a></code>, the user agent must return the value
component of the name-value pair whose name component is <var title="">name</var> in the list returned by the algorithm for
getting the list of name-value pairs.</p>
<p>To set the value of a <dfn id="dom-domstringmap-additem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-addItem">new</dfn> or <dfn id="dom-domstringmap-setitem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-setItem">existing</dfn> named property <var title="">name</var> to value <var title="">value</var>, the
algorithm for setting names to certain values must be run, passing
<var title="">name</var> as the name and the result of converting
<var title="">value</var> to a <code>DOMString</code> as the
value.</p>
<p>To <dfn id="dom-domstringmap-removeitem" title="dom-DOMStringMap-removeItem">delete an existing
named property</dfn> <var title="">name</var>, the algorithm for
deleting names must be run, passing <var title="">name</var> as the
name.</p>
<p class="note">The <code><a href="#domstringmap">DOMStringMap</a></code> interface definition
here is only intended for JavaScript environments. Other language
bindings will need to define how <code><a href="#domstringmap">DOMStringMap</a></code> is to be
implemented for those languages.</p>
</div><div class="example">
<p>The <code title="dom-dataset"><a href="elements.html#dom-dataset">dataset</a></code> attribute on
elements exposes the <code title="attr-data-*"><a href="elements.html#attr-data">data-*</a></code>
attributes on the element.</p>
<p>Given the following fragment and elements with similar
constructions:</p>
<pre>&lt;img class="tower" id="tower5" data-x="12" data-y="5"
data-ai="robotarget" data-hp="46" data-ability="flames"
src="towers/rocket.png alt="Rocket Tower"&gt;</pre>
<p>...one could imagine a function <code title="">splashDamage()</code> that takes some arguments, the first
of which is the element to process:</p>
<pre>function splashDamage(node, x, y, damage) {
if (node.classList.contains('tower') &amp;&amp; // checking the 'class' attribute
node.dataset.x == x &amp;&amp; // reading the 'data-x' attribute
node.dataset.y == y) { // reading the 'data-y' attribute
var hp = parseInt(node.dataset.hp); // reading the 'data-hp' attribute
hp = hp - damage;
if (hp &lt; 0) {
hp = 0;
node.dataset.ai = 'dead'; // setting the 'data-ai' attribute
delete node.dataset.ability; // removing the 'data-ability' attribute
}
node.dataset.hp = hp; // setting the 'data-hp' attribute
}
}</pre>
</div><h4 id="dom-feature-strings"><span class="secno">2.8.7 </span>DOM feature strings</h4><p>DOM3 Core defines mechanisms for checking for interface support,
and for obtaining implementations of interfaces, using <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Core/core.html#DOMFeatures">feature
strings</a>. <a href="references.html#refsDOMCORE">[DOMCORE]</a></p><p>Authors are strongly discouraged from using these, as they are
notoriously unreliable and imprecise. Authors are encouraged to rely
on explicit feature testing or the graceful degradation behavior
intrinsic to some of the features in this specification.</p><div class="impl">
<p>For historical reasons, user agents should return the true value
when the <dfn id="hasfeature" title="hasFeature"><code>hasFeature(<var title="">feature</var>, <var title="">version</var>)</code></dfn>
method of the <code><a href="infrastructure.html#domimplementation">DOMImplementation</a></code> interface is invoked
with <var title="">feature</var> set to either "<code title="">HTML</code>" or "<code title="">XHTML</code>" and <var title="">version</var> set to either "<code>1.0</code>" or
"<code>2.0</code>".</p>
</div><h4 id="exceptions"><span class="secno">2.8.8 </span>Exceptions</h4><p>The following are <code><a href="infrastructure.html#domexception">DOMException</a></code> codes. <a href="references.html#refsDOMCORE">[DOMCORE]</a></p><ol class="brief"><li value="1"><dfn id="index_size_err"><code>INDEX_SIZE_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="2"><dfn id="domstring_size_err"><code>DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="3"><dfn id="hierarchy_request_err"><code>HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="4"><dfn id="wrong_document_err"><code>WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="5"><dfn id="invalid_character_err"><code>INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="6"><dfn id="no_data_allowed_err"><code>NO_DATA_ALLOWED_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="7"><dfn id="no_modification_allowed_err"><code>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="8"><dfn id="not_found_err"><code>NOT_FOUND_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="9"><dfn id="not_supported_err"><code>NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="10"><dfn id="inuse_attribute_err"><code>INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="11"><dfn id="invalid_state_err"><code>INVALID_STATE_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="12"><dfn id="syntax_err"><code>SYNTAX_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="13"><dfn id="invalid_modification_err"><code>INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="14"><dfn id="namespace_err"><code>NAMESPACE_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="15"><dfn id="invalid_access_err"><code>INVALID_ACCESS_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="16"><dfn id="validation_err"><code>VALIDATION_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="17"><dfn id="type_mismatch_err"><code>TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="18"><dfn id="security_err"><code>SECURITY_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="19"><dfn id="network_err"><code>NETWORK_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="20"><dfn id="abort_err"><code>ABORT_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="21"><dfn id="url_mismatch_err"><code>URL_MISMATCH_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="22"><dfn id="quota_exceeded_err"><code>QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="23"><dfn id="timeout_err"><code>TIMEOUT_ERR</code></dfn></li>
<li value="25"><dfn id="data_clone_err"><code>DATA_CLONE_ERR</code></dfn></li>
</ol><div class="impl">
<pre class="idl">[Supplemental] exception DOMException {
const unsigned short <a href="#url_mismatch_err">URL_MISMATCH_ERR</a> = 21;
const unsigned short <a href="#quota_exceeded_err">QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERR</a> = 22;
const unsigned short <a href="#data_clone_err">DATA_CLONE_ERR</a> = 25;
};</pre>
</div><div class="impl">
<h4 id="garbage-collection"><span class="secno">2.8.9 </span>Garbage collection</h4>
<p>There is an <dfn id="implied-strong-reference">implied strong reference</dfn> from any IDL
attribute that returns a pre-existing object to that object.</p>
<div class="example">
<p>For example, the <code>document.location</code> attribute means
that there is a strong reference from a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#document">Document</a></code>
object to its <code><a href="history.html#location">Location</a></code> object. Similarly, there is
always a strong reference from a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#document">Document</a></code> to any
descendant nodes, and from any node to its owner
<code><a href="infrastructure.html#document">Document</a></code>.</p>
</div>
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