ErrorEvent: message property

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The message read-only property of the ErrorEvent interface returns a string containing a human-readable error message describing the problem.

Value

A string.

Examples

js
window.addEventListener("error", (ev) => {
  console.log("The error message: " + ev.message);
});

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-errorevent-message

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
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Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
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Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
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