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## javax.xml.transform.dom
Interface DOMLocator

All Superinterfaces:
  SourceLocator

    public interface DOMLocator

extends SourceLocator

Indicates the position of a node in a source DOM, intended primarily for error reporting. To use a DOMLocator, the receiver of an error must downcast the `SourceLocator` object returned by an exception. A `Transformer` may use this object for purposes other than error reporting, for instance, to indicate the source node that originated a result node.

Method Summary
`Node` | `getOriginatingNode()` Return the node where the event occurred.

Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator
`getColumnNumber, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getSystemId`

Method Detail

### getOriginatingNode

    Node getOriginatingNode()

  Return the node where the event occurred.

  Returns:
    The node that is the location for the event.

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