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<p style='font-family: monospace;font-size:small'>07 April 2004</p>
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<div class='div1'><a name='Changes'></a>
<h1 id='Changes-h1' class='adiv1'>Appendix A: Changes</h1>
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<dt><i>Editor</i>:
</dt><dd>Philippe Le Hégaret, W3C</dd>
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<h2 id='table-of-contents'>Table of contents</h2>
<ul class='toc'>
<li class='tocline3'><a class='tocxref' href='#DOMLevel3Sections'>A.1 New sections</a>
</li>
<li class='tocline3'><a class='tocxref' href='#DOMLevel2Changes'>A.2 Changes to DOM Level 2 Core interfaces and exceptions</a>
</li>
<li class='tocline3'><a class='tocxref' href='#DOMLevel3Addons-features'>A.3 New DOM features</a>
</li>
<li class='tocline3'><a class='tocxref' href='#DOMLevel3Addons-types'>A.4 New types</a>
</li>
<li class='tocline3'><a class='tocxref' href='#DOMLevel3Addons-interfaces'>A.5 New interfaces</a>
</li>
<li class='tocline3'><a class='tocxref' href='#DOMLevel3Addons-objectss'>A.6 Objects</a>
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<p class='first'>
This section summarizes the changes between [<cite><a class='noxref informative' href='references.html#DOM2Core'>DOM Level 2 Core</a></cite>] and this new version of the Core
specification.
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<h2 id='DOMLevel3Sections-h2' class='adiv2'>A.1 New sections</h2>
<p>
The following new sections have been added:
<ul>
<li>
<a href='introduction.html#DOMArchitecture'>DOM Architecture</a>: a global overview of the DOM
Level 3 modules;
</li>
<li>
<a href='core.html#domURIs'>DOM URIs</a>: general considerations on the URI
handling in DOM Level 3;
</li>
<li>
<a href='core.html#baseURIs-Considerations'>Base URIs</a>: How the <b>[base URI]</b> property defined in [<cite><a class='noxref normative' href='references.html#InfoSet'>XML Information Set</a></cite>] has been exposed in DOM Level 3;
</li>
<li>
<a href='core.html#Embedded-DOM'>Mixed DOM Implementations</a>: general considerations on DOM
implementation extensions;
</li>
<li>
<a href='core.html#DOMFeatures'>DOM Features</a>: overview of the DOM features and how
they relate to the DOM modules;
</li>
<li>
<a href='core.html#Bootstrap'>Bootstrapping</a>: general introduction to the DOM
Level 3 bootstrapping mechanisms;
</li>
<li>
<a href='namespaces-algorithms.html#Algorithms'>Namespaces Algorithms</a>: how namespace URIs and prefixes
are resolved in DOM Level 3;
</li>
<li>
<a href='infoset-mapping.html#InfosetMapping'>Infoset Mapping</a>: relation between DOM Level 3
and [<cite><a class='noxref normative' href='references.html#InfoSet'>XML Information Set</a></cite>];
</li>
<li>
<a href='configuration-settings.html#Parameters'>Configuration Settings</a>: relations between parameters as
used in <a href='core.html#DOMConfiguration'><code>DOMConfiguration</code></a>;
</li>
</ul>
</div> <!-- div2 DOMLevel3Sections -->
<div class='div2'><a name='DOMLevel2Changes'></a>
<h2 id='DOMLevel2Changes-h2' class='adiv2'>A.2 Changes to DOM Level 2 Core interfaces and exceptions</h2>
<dl>
<dt>Interface <a href='core.html#ID-637646024'><code>Attr</code></a></dt>
<dd>The <a href='core.html#ID-637646024'><code>Attr</code></a> interface has two new attributes,
<a href='core.html#Attr-schemaTypeInfo'><code>Attr.schemaTypeInfo</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#Attr-isId'><code>Attr.isId</code></a>.</dd><dt>Interface <a href='core.html#i-Document'><code>Document</code></a></dt>
<dd>The <a href='core.html#i-Document'><code>Document</code></a> interface has seven new
attributes: <a href='core.html#Document3-inputEncoding'><code>Document.inputEncoding</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Document3-encoding'><code>Document.xmlEncoding</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Document3-standalone'><code>Document.xmlStandalone</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Document3-version'><code>Document.xmlVersion</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Document3-strictErrorChecking'><code>Document.strictErrorChecking</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Document3-documentURI'><code>Document.documentURI</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#Document3-domConfig'><code>Document.domConfig</code></a>. It has three new methods:
<a href='core.html#Document3-adoptNode'><code>Document.adoptNode(source)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Document3-normalizeDocument'><code>Document.normalizeDocument()</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#Document3-renameNode'><code>Document.renameNode(n, namespaceURI,
qualifiedName)</code></a>. The attribute
<a href='core.html#ID-B63ED1A31'><code>Document.doctype</code></a> has been modified.
</dd><dt>Exception <a href='core.html#ID-17189187'><code>DOMException</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#ID-17189187'><code>DOMException</code></a> has two new exception codes:
<a href='core.html#DOMException-VALIDATION_ERR'><code>VALIDATION_ERR</code></a> and
<a href='core.html#DOMException-TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR'><code>TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR</code></a>.
</dd><dt>Interface <a href='core.html#ID-102161490'><code>DOMImplementation</code></a></dt>
<dd>The <a href='core.html#ID-102161490'><code>DOMImplementation</code></a> interface has one new
method, <a href='core.html#DOMImplementation3-getFeature'><code>DOMImplementation.getFeature(feature,
version)</code></a>.</dd><dt>Interface <a href='core.html#ID-527DCFF2'><code>Entity</code></a></dt>
<dd>The <a href='core.html#ID-527DCFF2'><code>Entity</code></a> interface has three new
attributes: <a href='core.html#Entity3-inputEncoding'><code>Entity.inputEncoding</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Entity3-encoding'><code>Entity.xmlEncoding</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#Entity3-version'><code>Entity.xmlVersion</code></a>.
</dd><dt>Interface <a href='core.html#ID-745549614'><code>Element</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#ID-745549614'><code>Element</code></a> interface has one new attribute,
<a href='core.html#Element-schemaTypeInfo'><code>Element.schemaTypeInfo</code></a>, and three new methods:
<a href='core.html#ID-ElSetIdAttr'><code>Element.setIdAttribute(name, isId)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#ID-ElSetIdAttrNS'><code>Element.setIdAttributeNS(namespaceURI, localName,
isId)</code></a>, and <a href='core.html#ID-ElSetIdAttrNode'><code>Element.setIdAttributeNode(idAttr,
isId)</code></a>.
</dd><dt>Interface <a href='core.html#ID-1950641247'><code>Node</code></a></dt>
<dd>The <a href='core.html#ID-1950641247'><code>Node</code></a> interface has two new attributes,
<a href='core.html#Node3-baseURI'><code>Node.baseURI</code></a> and <a href='core.html#Node3-textContent'><code>Node.textContent</code></a>.
It has nine new methods:
<a href='core.html#Node3-compareDocumentPosition'><code>Node.compareDocumentPosition(other)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-isSameNode'><code>Node.isSameNode(other)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-lookupNamespacePrefix'><code>Node.lookupPrefix(namespaceURI)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-isDefaultNamespace'><code>Node.isDefaultNamespace(namespaceURI)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-lookupNamespaceURI'><code>Node.lookupNamespaceURI(prefix)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-isEqualNode'><code>Node.isEqualNode(arg)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-getFeature'><code>Node.getFeature(feature, version)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-setUserData'><code>Node.setUserData(key, data, handler)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node3-getUserData'><code>Node.getUserData(key)</code></a>. It introduced 6 new
constants: <a href='core.html#Node-DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED'><code>Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node-DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING'><code>Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node-DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING'><code>Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node-DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS'><code>Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#Node-DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY'><code>Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#Node-DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC'><code>Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC</code></a>. The
methods <a href='core.html#ID-952280727'><code>Node.insertBefore(newChild, refChild)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#ID-785887307'><code>Node.replaceChild(newChild, oldChild)</code></a> and
<a href='core.html#ID-1734834066'><code>Node.removeChild(oldChild)</code></a> have been modified.
</dd><dt>Interface <a href='core.html#ID-1312295772'><code>Text</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#ID-1312295772'><code>Text</code></a> interface has two new attributes,
<a href='core.html#Text3-wholeText'><code>Text.wholeText</code></a> and
<a href='core.html#Text3-isElementContentWhitespace'><code>Text.isElementContentWhitespace</code></a>, and one new
method, <a href='core.html#Text3-replaceWholeText'><code>Text.replaceWholeText(content)</code></a>.
</dd></dl>
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<div class='div2'><a name='DOMLevel3Addons-features'></a>
<h2 id='DOMLevel3Addons-features-h2' class='adiv2'>A.3 New DOM features</h2>
<dl>
<dt>"XMLVersion"</dt>
<dd>
The "XMLVersion" DOM feature was introduced to represent if
an implementation is able to support [<cite><a class='noxref normative' href='references.html#XML'>XML 1.0</a></cite>] or
[<cite><a class='noxref normative' href='references.html#XML11'>XML 1.1</a></cite>]. See <a href='core.html#Document3-version'><code>Document.xmlVersion</code></a>.
</dd></dl>
</div> <!-- div2 DOMLevel3Addons-features -->
<div class='div2'><a name='DOMLevel3Addons-types'></a>
<h2 id='DOMLevel3Addons-types-h2' class='adiv2'>A.4 New types</h2>
<dl>
<dt><a href='core.html#DOMUserData'><code>DOMUserData</code></a></dt>
<dd>The <a href='core.html#DOMUserData'><code>DOMUserData</code></a> type was added to the Core
module.</dd><dt><a href='core.html#DOMObject'><code>DOMObject</code></a></dt>
<dd>The <a href='core.html#DOMObject'><code>DOMObject</code></a> type was added to the Core
module.</dd></dl>
</div> <!-- div2 DOMLevel3Addons-types -->
<div class='div2'><a name='DOMLevel3Addons-interfaces'></a>
<h2 id='DOMLevel3Addons-interfaces-h2' class='adiv2'>A.5 New interfaces</h2>
<dl>
<dt><a href='core.html#DOMStringList'><code>DOMStringList</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#DOMStringList'><code>DOMStringList</code></a> interface has one
attribute, <a href='core.html#DOMStringList-length'><code>DOMStringList.length</code></a>, and one
method, <a href='core.html#DOMStringList-item'><code>DOMStringList.item(index)</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#NameList'><code>NameList</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#NameList'><code>NameList</code></a> interface has one attribute,
<a href='core.html#NameList-length'><code>NameList.length</code></a>, and two methods,
<a href='core.html#NameList-getName'><code>NameList.getName(index)</code></a> and
<a href='core.html#NameList-getNamespaceURI'><code>NameList.getNamespaceURI(index)</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#DOMImplementationList'><code>DOMImplementationList</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#DOMImplementationList'><code>DOMImplementationList</code></a> interface has one
attribute, <a href='core.html#DOMImplementationList-length'><code>DOMImplementationList.length</code></a>, and
one method,
<a href='core.html#DOMImplementationList-item'><code>DOMImplementationList.item(index)</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#DOMImplementationSource'><code>DOMImplementationSource</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#DOMImplementationSource'><code>DOMImplementationSource</code></a> interface has two
methods,
<a href='core.html#ID-getDOMImpl'><code>DOMImplementationSource.getDOMImplementation(features)</code></a>,
and
<a href='core.html#ID-getDOMImpls'><code>DOMImplementationSource.getDOMImplementationList(features)</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#TypeInfo'><code>TypeInfo</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#TypeInfo'><code>TypeInfo</code></a> interface has two attributes,
<a href='core.html#TypeInfo-typeName'><code>TypeInfo.typeName</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#TypeInfo-typeNamespace'><code>TypeInfo.typeNamespace</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#UserDataHandler'><code>UserDataHandler</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#UserDataHandler'><code>UserDataHandler</code></a> interface has one method,
<a href='core.html#ID-handleUserDataEvent'><code>UserDataHandler.handle(operation, key, data, src,
dst)</code></a>, and four constants:
<a href='core.html#UserDataHandler-CLONED'><code>UserDataHandler.NODE_CLONED</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#UserDataHandler-IMPORTED'><code>UserDataHandler.NODE_IMPORTED</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#UserDataHandler-DELETED'><code>UserDataHandler.NODE_DELETED</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#UserDataHandler-RENAMED'><code>UserDataHandler.NODE_RENAMED</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#ERROR-Interfaces-DOMError'><code>DOMError</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#ERROR-Interfaces-DOMError'><code>DOMError</code></a> interface has six attributes:
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-severity'><code>DOMError.severity</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-message'><code>DOMError.message</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-type'><code>DOMError.type</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-relatedException'><code>DOMError.relatedException</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-relatedData'><code>DOMError.relatedData</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-location'><code>DOMError.location</code></a>. It has four constants:
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-severity-warning'><code>DOMError.SEVERITY_WARNING</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-severity-error'><code>DOMError.SEVERITY_ERROR</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#ERROR-DOMError-severity-fatal-error'><code>DOMError.SEVERITY_FATAL_ERROR</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#ERROR-Interfaces-DOMErrorHandler'><code>DOMErrorHandler</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#ERROR-Interfaces-DOMErrorHandler'><code>DOMErrorHandler</code></a> interface has one method:
<a href='core.html#ID-ERRORS-DOMErrorHandler-handleError'><code>DOMErrorHandler.handleError(error)</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#Interfaces-DOMLocator'><code>DOMLocator</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#Interfaces-DOMLocator'><code>DOMLocator</code></a> interface has seven attributes:
<a href='core.html#DOMLocator-line-number'><code>DOMLocator.lineNumber</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#DOMLocator-column-number'><code>DOMLocator.columnNumber</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#DOMLocator-byteOffset'><code>DOMLocator.byteOffset</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#DOMLocator-utf16Offset'><code>DOMLocator.utf16Offset</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#DOMLocator-node'><code>DOMLocator.relatedNode</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#DOMLocator-uri'><code>DOMLocator.uri</code></a>, and
<a class='noxref' href='core.html#DOMLocator-line-number'><code>DOMLocator.lineNumber</code></a>.
</dd><dt><a href='core.html#DOMConfiguration'><code>DOMConfiguration</code></a></dt>
<dd>
The <a href='core.html#DOMConfiguration'><code>DOMConfiguration</code></a> interface has one attribute:
<a href='core.html#DOMConfiguration-parameterNames'><code>DOMConfiguration.parameterNames</code></a>.
It also has three methods:
<a href='core.html#DOMConfiguration-property'><code>DOMConfiguration.setParameter(name, value)</code></a>,
<a href='core.html#DOMConfiguration-getParameter'><code>DOMConfiguration.getParameter(name)</code></a>, and
<a href='core.html#DOMConfiguration-canSetParameter'><code>DOMConfiguration.canSetParameter(name,
value)</code></a>.
</dd></dl>
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<h2 id='DOMLevel3Addons-objectss-h2' class='adiv2'>A.6 Objects</h2>
<p>
This specification defines one object, only provided in the bindings:
<dl>
<dt><code>DOMImplementationRegistry</code></dt>
<dd>
The <code>DOMImplementationRegistry</code> object has two methods,
<code>DOMImplementationRegistry.getDOMImplementation(features)</code>,
and
<code>DOMImplementationRegistry.getDOMImplementationList(features)</code>.
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