WebAssembly.CompileError

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since October 2017.

The WebAssembly.CompileError object indicates an error during WebAssembly decoding or validation.

Constructor

WebAssembly.CompileError()

Creates a new WebAssembly.CompileError object.

Instance properties

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.message

Error message. Inherited from Error.

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.name

Error name. Inherited from Error.

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.cause

Error cause. Inherited from Error.

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.fileName Non-standard

Path to file that raised this error. Inherited from Error.

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.lineNumber Non-standard

Line number in file that raised this error. Inherited from Error.

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.columnNumber Non-standard

Column number in line that raised this error. Inherited from Error.

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.stack Non-standard

Stack trace. Inherited from Error.

Instance methods

WebAssembly.CompileError.prototype.toString()

Returns a string representing the specified Error object. Inherited from Error.

Examples

Creating a new CompileError instance

The following snippet creates a new CompileError instance, and logs its details to the console:

js
try {
  throw new WebAssembly.CompileError("Hello", "someFile", 10);
} catch (e) {
  console.log(e instanceof CompileError); // true
  console.log(e.message); // "Hello"
  console.log(e.name); // "CompileError"
  console.log(e.fileName); // "someFile"
  console.log(e.lineNumber); // 10
  console.log(e.columnNumber); // 0
  console.log(e.stack); // returns the location where the code was run
}

Specifications

Specification
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface
# exceptiondef-compileerror
ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification
# sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobileserver
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
CompileError
CompileError() constructor

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