SuppressedError() constructor

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The SuppressedError() constructor creates SuppressedError objects.

Syntax

js
new SuppressedError(error, suppressed)
new SuppressedError(error, suppressed, message)

SuppressedError(error, suppressed)
SuppressedError(error, suppressed, message)

Note: SuppressedError() can be called with or without new. Both create a new SuppressedError instance.

Parameters

error

The new error that results in the suppression of suppressed.

suppressed

The error that was originally thrown and is now suppressed.

message Optional

An optional human-readable description of the aggregate error.

Note: SuppressedError() does not accept options like Error() and other subclasses do, because the semantics of cause overlaps with suppressed.

Examples

Creating a SuppressedError

js
try {
  throw new SuppressedError(
    new Error("New error"),
    new Error("Original error"),
    "Hello",
  );
} catch (e) {
  console.log(e.suppressed); // Error: "Original error"
  console.log(e.error); // Error: "New error"
}

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Async Explicit Resource Management
# sec-suppressederror-constructor

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
SuppressedError
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 134 (Release date: 2025-03-04)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 134 (Release date: 2025-03-06)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 141 (Release date: 2025-07-22)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 119 (Release date: 2025-05-13)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 134 (Release date: 2025-03-04)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 141 (Release date: 2025-07-22)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 88 (Release date: 2025-03-19)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 29 (Release date: 2025-10-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 134 (Release date: 2025-03-04)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
Bun – Full support
Bun 1.0.23 (Release date: 2024-01-16)
footnote Full support
Deno – No support
Deno
footnote No support
Node.js – No support
Node.js
footnote No support

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See also