SyntaxError() constructor
The SyntaxError()
constructor creates SyntaxError
objects.
Syntax
js
new SyntaxError()
new SyntaxError(message)
new SyntaxError(message, options)
new SyntaxError(message, fileName)
new SyntaxError(message, fileName, lineNumber)
SyntaxError()
SyntaxError(message)
SyntaxError(message, options)
SyntaxError(message, fileName)
SyntaxError(message, fileName, lineNumber)
Note: SyntaxError()
can be called with or without new
. Both create a new SyntaxError
instance.
Parameters
message
Optional-
Human-readable description of the error
options
Optional-
An object that has the following properties:
cause
Optional-
A property indicating the specific cause of the error. When catching and re-throwing an error with a more-specific or useful error message, this property can be used to pass the original error.
fileName
Optional Non-standard-
The name of the file containing the code that caused the exception
lineNumber
Optional Non-standard-
The line number of the code that caused the exception
Examples
Catching a SyntaxError
js
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
js
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 |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-nativeerror-constructors |
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