/**
* Parses the given length representation.
*/
protected void parseLength(String text) {
LengthParser lp = new ConcreteLengthParser();
lp.setLengthHandler(this);
try {
lp.parse(new StringReader(text));
} catch (ParseException e) {
throw new DOMException(DOMException.SYNTAX_ERR, e.getMessage());
}
}