The EvalError
object indicates an error regarding the global eval()
function. This exception is not thrown by JavaScript anymore, however the EvalError
object remains for compatibility.
Constructor
EvalError()
- Creates a new
EvalError
object.
Instance properties
EvalError.prototype.message
- Error message. Although ECMA-262 specifies that
EvalError
should provide its ownmessage
property, in SpiderMonkey, it inheritsError.prototype.message
. EvalError.prototype.name
- Error name. Inherited from
Error
. EvalError.prototype.fileName
- Path to file that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. EvalError.prototype.lineNumber
- Line number in file that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. EvalError.prototype.columnNumber
- Column number in line that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. EvalError.prototype.stack
- Stack trace. Inherited from
Error
.
Examples
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.
Creating an EvalError
try { throw new EvalError('Hello', 'someFile.js', 10); } catch (e) { console.log(e instanceof EvalError); // true console.log(e.message); // "Hello" console.log(e.name); // "EvalError" console.log(e.fileName); // "someFile.js" console.log(e.lineNumber); // 10 console.log(e.columnNumber); // 0 console.log(e.stack); // "@Scratchpad/2:2:9\n" }
Specifications
Specification |
---|
ECMAScript (ECMA-262) The definition of 'EvalError' in that specification. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||
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EvalError | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 5.5 | Opera Full support 5 | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 10.1 | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 | nodejs Full support 0.1.100 |
EvalError() constructor | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 5.5 | Opera Full support 5 | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 10.1 | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 | nodejs Full support 0.1.100 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support