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  4. ErrorEvent()

ErrorEvent: ErrorEvent() constructor

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The ErrorEvent() constructor creates a new ErrorEvent object.

Syntax

js
new ErrorEvent(type)
new ErrorEvent(type, options)

Parameters

type

A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive.

options Optional

An object that, in addition of the properties defined in Event(), can have the following properties:

message Optional

A string containing a human-readable error message describing the problem.

filename Optional

A string containing the name of the script file in which the error occurred.

lineno Optional

An integer containing the line number of the script file on which the error occurred.

colno Optional

An integer containing the column number of the script file on which the error occurred.

error Optional

A JavaScript value, such as an Error or DOMException, representing the error associated with this event.

Return value

A new ErrorEvent object.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# errorevent

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Bun
Deno
ErrorEvent() constructor
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 16 (Release date: 2011-12-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 14 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 27 (Release date: 2014-02-04)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 6 (Release date: 2012-07-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 27 (Release date: 2014-02-04)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10)
footnote Full support
Bun – Full support
Bun 1 (Release date: 2023-09-08)
footnote Full support
Deno – Full support
Deno 1 (Release date: 2020-05-13)
footnote Full support

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