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JavaScript Error message Property

❮ JavaScript Error Reference

Example

Return an error message (we have written "alert" as "adddlert" to deliberately produce an error):

try {
    adddlert("Welcome guest!");
}
catch(err) {
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = err.message;
}
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Definition and Usage

The message property sets or returns an error message.

Tip: Also see the name property of the Error object.


Browser Support

Property
message Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

errorObj.message

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing a description of an error (varies depending on the browser)
JavaScript Version: 1.0

❮ JavaScript Error Reference