Error.stackTraceLimit

Value

An integer representing the maximum number of stack frames captured by the stack trace of an error.

Description

Because stackTraceLimit is a static property of Error, you always use it as Error.stackTraceLimit, rather than as a property of an Error object you created. If you want to customize the stack trace for a single error only, you may need to set the property, create the error, and then reset the property to its original value.

Examples

Setting Error.stackTraceLimit

This code is safe to run even in environments that don't support Error.stackTraceLimit, because it doesn't read the property, only sets it, and engines that don't support it will ignore the setting.

Error.stackTraceLimit = 2;
const a = () => b();
const b = () => c();
const c = () => d();
const d = () => e();
const e = () => {
  throw new Error("My error");
};
try {
  a();
} catch (e) {
  console.log(e.stack);
}
// Only two frames in supporting engines; all frames in others

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Error.prototype.stack
• Error.captureStackTrace()
• Stack trace API in the V8 docs