Re: [DOM4] Constructor for DOMException?

• From: Cameron McCormack <cam@mcc.id.au>
• Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:57:54 +1100
• To: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
• CC: public-webapps@w3.org
• Message-ID: <4F458102.5050706@mcc.id.au>

João Eiras:
>> DOMExceptions have both a code and a message. Perhaps the
>> constructor should be extended to include both.

Anne van Kesteren:
> code is legacy, but name would be good to expose.

The constructor has the same signature as the standard ECMAScript Error 
constructors, so we are being consistent there.  I think it's fine for 
code and name to be assigned after creating the object, if JS needs to 
create a DOMException object (which I don't expect to be a common thing 
anyway).

Received on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 23:58:28 UTC