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JavaScript Error message property

 JavaScript Error Reference Manual

The message property represents the message of the error type.

Syntax:

errorObj.message
try {
aaalert("Hello world");
} catch(e) {
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = e.message;
}
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Browser compatibility

All browsers fully support the message property:

property
messageisisisisis

Technical details

Return value:String representing the error message
JavaScript version:ECMAScript 1

More Examples

Range error occurred with the parameter:

function check(value) {
   if (["apple", "banana", "mango"].includes(value) === false) {
  throw new RangeError("The parameter must be \"apple\", \"banana\", or \"mango\".");
   }
}
try {
check("carrot");
} catch(e) {
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = e.message;
}
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Syntax error occurred:

try {
eval("varr x = 'Hello'
} catch(e) {
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = e.message;
}
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Type error occurred:

try {
undefined.xxx();
} catch(e) {
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = e.message;
}
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Decoding URI() error occurred:

try {
decodeURI("%%");
} catch(e) {
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = e.message;
}
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 JavaScript Error Reference Manual