The ErrorEvent
interface represents events providing information related to errors in scripts or in files.
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Properties
Also inherits properties from its parent Event
.
ErrorEvent.message
Read only- Is a
DOMString
containing a human-readable error message describing the problem. ErrorEvent.filename
Read only- Is a
DOMString
containing the name of the script file in which the error occurred. ErrorEvent.lineno
Read only- Is an
integer
containing the line number of the script file on which the error occurred. ErrorEvent.colno
Read only- Is an
integer
containing the column number of the script file on which the error occurred. ErrorEvent.error
Read only- Is a JavaScript
Object
that is concerned by the event.
Constructor
ErrorEvent()
- Creates an
ErrorEvent
event with the given parameters.
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent Event
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'ErrorEvent' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Added the error property and the 5th parameter to the constructor. |
HTML5 The definition of 'ErrorEvent' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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ErrorEvent | Chrome Full support 10 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support 11 | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
ErrorEvent() constructor | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
colno | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
error | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
filename | Chrome Full support 10 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support 11 | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
lineno | Chrome Full support 10 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support 11 | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
message | Chrome Full support 10 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support 11 | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See also
- Using web workers, most likely objects to raise such an event