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TestError

Information about an error thrown during test execution.

Properties

cause

Error cause. Set when there is a cause for the error. Will be undefined if there is no cause or if the cause is not an instance of Error.

Usage

testError.cause

Type

location

Error location in the source code.

Usage

testError.location

Type

message

Error message. Set when Error (or its subclass) has been thrown.

Usage

testError.message

Type

snippet

Source code snippet with highlighted error.

Usage

testError.snippet

Type

stack

Error stack. Set when Error (or its subclass) has been thrown.

Usage

testError.stack

Type

value

The value that was thrown. Set when anything except the Error (or its subclass) has been thrown.

Usage

testError.value

Type

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https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testerror