SyntaxError
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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 SyntaxError object represents an error when trying to interpret syntactically invalid code. It is thrown when the JavaScript engine encounters tokens or token order that does not conform to the syntax of the language when parsing code.
SyntaxError is a serializable object, so it can be cloned with structuredClone() or copied between Workers using postMessage().
SyntaxError is a subclass of Error.
Constructor
SyntaxError()-
Creates a new
SyntaxErrorobject.
Instance properties
Also inherits instance properties from its parent Error.
These properties are defined on SyntaxError.prototype and shared by all SyntaxError instances.
SyntaxError.prototype.constructor-
The constructor function that created the instance object. For
SyntaxErrorinstances, the initial value is theSyntaxErrorconstructor. SyntaxError.prototype.name-
Represents the name for the type of error. For
SyntaxError.prototype.name, the initial value is"SyntaxError".
Instance methods
Inherits instance methods from its parent Error.
Examples
Catching a SyntaxError
try {
eval("hoo bar");
} catch (e) {
console.log(e instanceof SyntaxError); // true
console.log(e.message);
console.log(e.name); // "SyntaxError"
console.log(e.stack); // Stack of the error
}
Creating a SyntaxError
try {
throw new SyntaxError("Hello");
} catch (e) {
console.log(e instanceof SyntaxError); // true
console.log(e.message); // "Hello"
console.log(e.name); // "SyntaxError"
console.log(e.stack); // Stack of the error
}
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-syntaxerror |
Browser compatibility
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