The onmessageerror event handler of the WindowEventHandlers interface is an EventListener, called whenever an MessageEvent of type messageerror is fired on a window—that is, when it receives a message that cannot be deserialized.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
window.onmessageerror = function() { ... };
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onmessageerror' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
onmessageerror | Chrome Full support 60 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox Full support 57 | IE ? | Opera Full support 47 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 60 | Chrome Android Full support 60 | Firefox Android Full support 57 | Opera Android Full support 44 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0 |
| Available in workers | Chrome Full support 60 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox Full support 57 | IE ? | Opera Full support 47 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 60 | Chrome Android Full support 60 | Firefox Android Full support 57 | Opera Android Full support 44 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0 |
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- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown