Error: columnNumber

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The columnNumber data property of an Error instance contains the column number in the line of the file that raised this error.

Value

A positive integer.

Property attributes of Error: columnNumber
Writableyes
Enumerableno
Configurableyes

Examples

Using columnNumber

js
try {
  throw new Error("Could not parse input");
} catch (err) {
  console.log(err.columnNumber); // 9
}

Specifications

Not part of any standard.

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile server
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Bun
Deno
Node.js
columnNumber
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
Bun – No support
Bun
footnote No support
Deno – No support
Deno
footnote No support
Node.js – No support
Node.js
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.

See also