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Window: messageerror event

The messageerror event is fired on a Window object when it receives a message that can't be deserialized.

This event is not cancellable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js

addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => {});

onmessageerror = (event) => {};

Event type

Event properties

This interface also inherits properties from its parent, Event.

MessageEvent.data Read only

The data sent by the message emitter.

MessageEvent.origin Read only

A string representing the origin of the message emitter.

MessageEvent.lastEventId Read only

A string representing a unique ID for the event.

MessageEvent.source Read only

A MessageEventSource (which can be a WindowProxy, MessagePort, or ServiceWorker object) representing the message emitter.

MessageEvent.ports Read only

An array of MessagePort objects representing the ports associated with the channel the message is being sent through (where appropriate, e.g. in channel messaging or when sending a message to a shared worker).

Examples

Listen for messageerror using addEventListener():

js

window.addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => {
  console.error(event);
});

The same, but using the onmessageerror event handler property:

js

window.onmessageerror = (event) => {
  console.error(event);
};

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
messageerror_event 60 18 57 No 47 16.4 60 60 57 47 16.4 8.0

See also

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