EvalError
Baseline
Widely available
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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 EvalError object indicates an error regarding the global eval() function. This exception is not thrown by JavaScript anymore, however the EvalError object remains for compatibility.
EvalError is a serializable object, so it can be cloned with structuredClone() or copied between Workers using postMessage().
EvalError is a subclass of Error.
Constructor
EvalError()-
Creates a new
EvalErrorobject.
Instance properties
Also inherits instance properties from its parent Error.
These properties are defined on EvalError.prototype and shared by all EvalError instances.
EvalError.prototype.constructor-
The constructor function that created the instance object. For
EvalErrorinstances, the initial value is theEvalErrorconstructor. EvalError.prototype.name-
Represents the name for the type of error. For
EvalError.prototype.name, the initial value is"EvalError".
Instance methods
Inherits instance methods from its parent Error.
Examples
Creating an EvalError
try {
throw new EvalError("Hello");
} catch (e) {
console.log(e instanceof EvalError); // true
console.log(e.message); // "Hello"
console.log(e.name); // "EvalError"
console.log(e.stack); // Stack of the error
}
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-evalerror |
Browser compatibility
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