reason Property
Describes the reason for the error.
Script Syntax
strValue = oXMLDOMParseError.reason;
Example
The following script example attempts to load an XML document. If it encounters a parse error, it uses the ParseError
object's reason
property to display the reason the error occurred.
var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.5.0"); xmlDoc.async = false; xmlDoc.load("books.xml"); if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode != 0) { alert(xmlDoc.parseError.reason); } else { alert(xmlDoc.documentElement.xml); }
Visual Basic Syntax
strValue = oXMLDOMParseError.reason
Example
The following Microsoft® Visual Basic® example attempts to load an XML document. If it encounters a parse error, it uses the ParseError
object's reason
property to display the reason the error occurred.
Dim xmlDoc As New Msxml2.DOMDocument50 xmlDoc.async = False xmlDoc.Load ("books.xml") If xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0 Then MsgBox xmlDoc.parseError.reason Else MsgBox xmlDoc.documentElement.xml End If
C/C++ Syntax
HRESULT get_reason( BSTR *reasonString);
Parameters
- reasonString [out, retval]
- The reason for the error. This displays a description of the error. A validation error also includes the URL of the schema and the node within the schema that corresponds to the error.
C/C++ Return Values
- S_OK
- The value returned if successful.
- S_FALSE
- The value returned if no error occurred.
Remarks
String. The property is read-only. It displays a description of the error. A validation error also includes the URL of the schema and the node within the schema that corresponds to the error.
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See Also
Applies to: IXMLDOMParseError