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ErrorEvent

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The ErrorEvent interface represents events providing information related to errors in scripts or in files.

Event ErrorEvent

Constructor

ErrorEvent()

Creates an ErrorEvent event with the given parameters.

Instance properties

Also inherits properties from its parent Event.

ErrorEvent.message Read only

A string containing a human-readable error message describing the problem.

ErrorEvent.filename Read only

A string containing the name of the script file in which the error occurred.

ErrorEvent.lineno Read only

An integer containing the line number of the script file on which the error occurred.

ErrorEvent.colno Read only

An integer containing the column number of the script file on which the error occurred.

ErrorEvent.error Read only

A JavaScript value, such as an Error or DOMException, representing the error associated with this event.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parent Event.

Specifications

Specification
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# errorevent>

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
ErrorEvent 16 14 27 15 6 18 27 14 6 1.0 4.4 6
ErrorEvent 10 12 27 11 6 18 27 11 6 1.0 4.4 6
colno 30 12 31 17 8 30 31 18 8 2.0 4.4 8
error 30 12 31 17 10 30 31 18 10 2.0 4.4 10
filename 10 12 27 11 6 18 27 11 6 1.0 4.4 6
lineno 10 12 27 11 6 18 27 11 6 1.0 4.4 6
message 10 12 27 11 6 18 27 11 6 1.0 4.4 6

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ErrorEvent