Error: fileName
Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The fileName
data property of an Error
instance contains the path to the file that raised this error.
Value
A string.
Property attributes of Error: fileName | |
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Writable | yes |
Enumerable | no |
Configurable | yes |
Description
This non-standard property contains the path to the file that raised this error. If called from a debugger context, the Firefox Developer Tools for example, "debugger eval code" is returned.
Examples
Using fileName
js
const e = new Error("Could not parse input");
throw e;
// e.fileName could look like "file:///C:/example.html"
Specifications
Not part of any standard.
Browser compatibility
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- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.
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