The JavaScript exception "BigInt division by zero" occurs when a BigInt
is divided by 0n
.
The JavaScript exception "BigInt division by zero" occurs when a BigInt
is divided by 0n
.
RangeError: Division by zero (V8-based) RangeError: BigInt division by zero (Firefox) RangeError: 0 is an invalid divisor value. (Safari)
const a = 1n; const b = 0n; const quotient = a / b; // RangeError: BigInt division by zero
Instead, check if the divisor is 0n
first, and either issue an error with a better message, or fallback to a different value, like Infinity
or undefined
.
const a = 1n; const b = 0n; const quotient = b === 0n ? undefined : a / b;
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/BigInt_division_by_zero