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RangeError

The RangeError object indicates an error when a value is not in the set or range of allowed values.

Description

A RangeError is thrown when trying to pass a value as an argument to a function that does not allow a range that includes the value.

This can be encountered when:

passing a value that is not one of the allowed string values to String.prototype.normalize(), or
when attempting to create an array of an illegal length with the Array constructor, or
when passing bad values to the numeric methods Number.prototype.toExponential(), Number.prototype.toFixed() or Number.prototype.toPrecision().

RangeError is a serializable object, so it can be cloned with structuredClone() or copied between Workers using postMessage().

Constructor

RangeError(): Creates a new RangeError object.

Instance properties

RangeError.prototype.message: Error message. Inherited from Error.
RangeError.prototype.name: Error name. Inherited from Error.
RangeError.prototype.cause: Error cause. Inherited from Error.
RangeError.prototype.fileName Non-standard: Path to file that raised this error. Inherited from Error.
RangeError.prototype.lineNumber Non-standard: Line number in file that raised this error. Inherited from Error.
RangeError.prototype.columnNumber Non-standard: Column number in line that raised this error. Inherited from Error.
RangeError.prototype.stack Non-standard: Stack trace. Inherited from Error.

Examples

Using RangeError (for numeric values)

function check(n) {
  if (!(n >= -500 && n <= 500)) {
    throw new RangeError("The argument must be between -500 and 500.")
  }
}

try {
  check(2000);
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof RangeError) {
    // Handle the error
  }
}

Using RangeError (for non-numeric values)

function check(value) {
  if (!["apple", "banana", "carrot"].includes(value)) {
    throw new RangeError('The argument must be an "apple", "banana", or "carrot".')
  }
}

try {
  check("cabbage");
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof RangeError) {
    // Handle the error
  }
}

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-rangeerror

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	Deno	Node.js
`RangeError`	1	12	1	5.5	5	1	4.4	18	4	10.1	1	1.0	1.0	0.10.0
`RangeError`	1	12	1	5.5	5	1	4.4	18	4	10.1	1	1.0	1.0	0.10.0
`serializable_object`	77	79	103 ["Version 103 serializable properties: `name`, `message`, `cause`, `fileName`, `lineNumber` and `columnNumber`.", "Version 104 also serializes `stack` in `window.postMessage()` and `structuredClone()`."]	No	64	No	77	77	103 ["Version 103 serializable properties: `name`, `message`, `cause`, `fileName`, `lineNumber` and `columnNumber`.", "Version 104 also serializes `stack` in `window.postMessage()` and `structuredClone()`."]	55	No	12.0	No	No