RangeError

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The RangeError object indicates an error when a value is not in the set or range of allowed values.

Description

A RangeError is thrown when trying to pass a value as an argument to a function that does not allow a range that includes the value.

This can be encountered when:

RangeError is a serializable object, so it can be cloned with structuredClone() or copied between Workers using postMessage().

RangeError is a subclass of Error.

Constructor

RangeError()

Creates a new RangeError object.

Instance properties

Also inherits instance properties from its parent Error.

These properties are defined on RangeError.prototype and shared by all RangeError instances.

RangeError.prototype.constructor

The constructor function that created the instance object. For RangeError instances, the initial value is the RangeError constructor.

RangeError.prototype.name

Represents the name for the type of error. For RangeError.prototype.name, the initial value is "RangeError".

Instance methods

Inherits instance methods from its parent Error.

Examples

Using RangeError (for numeric values)

js
function check(n) {
  if (!(n >= -500 && n <= 500)) {
    throw new RangeError("The argument must be between -500 and 500.");
  }
}

try {
  check(2000);
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof RangeError) {
    // Handle the error
  }
}

Using RangeError (for non-numeric values)

js
function check(value) {
  if (!["apple", "banana", "carrot"].includes(value)) {
    throw new RangeError(
      'The argument must be an "apple", "banana", or "carrot".',
    );
  }
}

try {
  check("cabbage");
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof RangeError) {
    // Handle the error
  }
}

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification
# sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-rangeerror

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
Node.js
RangeError
RangeError() constructor
RangeError is serializable

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See also