cture.html" title="interface in jakarta.json"><code>JsonStructure</code></a></dd>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>target</code> - the target to apply the patch operations</dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the transformed target after the patch</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../jakarta/json/JsonException.html" title="class in jakarta.json">JsonException</a></code> - if the supplied JSON Patch is malformed o