This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The EvalError() constructor creates EvalError objects.
new EvalError() new EvalError(message) new EvalError(message, options) new EvalError(message, fileName) new EvalError(message, fileName, lineNumber) EvalError() EvalError(message) EvalError(message, options) EvalError(message, fileName) EvalError(message, fileName, lineNumber)
Note: EvalError() can be called with or without new. Both create a new EvalError instance.
message OptionalHuman-readable description of the error.
options OptionalAn object that has the following properties:
cause OptionalA property indicating the specific cause of the error. When catching and re-throwing an error with a more-specific or useful error message, this property can be used to pass the original error.
fileName Optional Non-standard The name of the file containing the code that caused the exception
lineNumber Optional Non-standard The line number of the code that caused the exception
EvalError is not used in the current ECMAScript specification and will thus not be thrown by the runtime. However, the object itself remains for backwards compatibility with earlier versions of the specification.
try {
throw new EvalError("Hello");
} catch (e) {
console.log(e instanceof EvalError); // true
console.log(e.message); // "Hello"
console.log(e.name); // "EvalError"
console.log(e.stack); // Stack of the error
}
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EvalError |
1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 | 1.0.0 | 1.0 | 0.10.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/EvalError/EvalError