WebAssembly.RuntimeError() constructor

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since October 2017.

The WebAssembly.RuntimeError() constructor creates a new WebAssembly RuntimeError object — the type that is thrown whenever WebAssembly specifies a trap.

Syntax

js
new WebAssembly.RuntimeError()
new WebAssembly.RuntimeError(message)
new WebAssembly.RuntimeError(message, options)
new WebAssembly.RuntimeError(message, fileName)
new WebAssembly.RuntimeError(message, fileName, lineNumber)

Parameters

message Optional

Human-readable description of the error.

options Optional

An object that has the following properties:

cause Optional

A property indicating the specific cause of the error. When catching and re-throwing an error with a more-specific or useful error message, this property can be used to pass the original error.

fileName Optional

The name of the file containing the code that caused the exception.

lineNumber Optional

The line number of the code that caused the exception.

Examples

Creating a new RuntimeError instance

The following snippet creates a new RuntimeError instance, and logs its details to the console:

js
try {
  throw new WebAssembly.RuntimeError("Hello", "someFile", 10);
} catch (e) {
  console.log(e instanceof WebAssembly.RuntimeError); // true
  console.log(e.message); // "Hello"
  console.log(e.name); // "RuntimeError"
  console.log(e.fileName); // "someFile"
  console.log(e.lineNumber); // 10
  console.log(e.columnNumber); // 0
  console.log(e.stack); // returns the location where the code was run
}

Specifications

Specification
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface
# exceptiondef-runtimeerror
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-nativeerror-constructors

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
RuntimeError() constructor
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 57 (Release date: 2017-03-09)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 16 (Release date: 2017-10-17)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 44 (Release date: 2017-03-21)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
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
Node.js – Full support
Node.js 8 (Release date: 2017-05-30)
footnote Full support

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See also