SVGT 1.2: uDOM appendChild and insertChild conflict with DOM, Implementation Requirements

• From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
• Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:25:07 -0700
• To: www-svg@w3c.org
• Message-Id: <41D344E5-5937-457F-BC94-7F0429840B92@apple.com>

SVG Tiny 1.2 specifies the following exception for appendChild and  
insertChild:

DOMException INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if the newChild node would  
cause the
document to go into error.

This conflicts with DOM Level 3 Core, which does not allow this  
exception.

Furthermore, Section C.3 in Implementation Requirements says:

"A document can go in and out of error over time. For example,  
document changes from the SVG DOM or from
animation can cause a document to become in error and a further  
change can cause the document to become correct again."

It seems pointless to preclude this one particular way of  
programmatically putting a document into error, since the spec  
already says a document can go into error.

I recommend removing this exception.

I also recommend replacing the appendChild and insertChild  
definitions with verbatim quotations from or better yet a normative  
reference to DOM Level 3 Core.

Regards,
Maciej

Received on Tuesday, 27 December 2005 05:26:51 UTC