DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope: messageerror event

The messageerror event is fired on a DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope object when it receives a message that can't be deserialized.

Bubbles No
Cancelable No
Interface MessageEvent
Event handler property onmessageerror

Examples

Listen for messageerror using addEventListener():

// inside worker.js

self.addEventListener('messageerror', (event) => {
    self.postMessage('Error receiving message');
    console.error(event);
});

The same, but using the onmessageerror event handler property:

// inside worker.js

self.onmessageerror = (event) => {
    self.postMessage('Error receiving message');
    console.error(event);
};

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML)
# event-messageerror

Browser compatibility

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See also