EvalError
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.
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
EvalError
object.
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
EvalError
instances, the initial value is theEvalError
constructor. 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 Language Specification # sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-evalerror |
Browser compatibility
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