Below is the example of the Error message property.
- Example:
<script>
try
{
allert(
"A computer science portal"
);
}
catch
(err) {
document.write(err.message);
}
</script>
chevron_rightfilter_none - Output:
allert is not defined
In JavaScript error message property is used to set or return the error message.
Syntax:
errorObj.message
Return Value: It returns a string, representing the details of the error.
More example codes for the above property are as follows:
Example 1: This example does not contains any error so it does not display error message.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < body style = "text-align: center;" > < h1 style = "color: green;" > GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < h3 > JavaScript Error Message Property </ h3 > < p id = "gfg" ></ p > < script > try { alert("A computer science portal"); } catch(err) { document.getElementById("gfg").innerHTML = err.message; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example 2: This example displays an error message when use misspelled ‘alert’ statement.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < body style = "text-align: center;" > < h1 style = "color: green;" > GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < h3 > JavaScript Error Message Property </ h3 > < p id = "gfg" ></ p > < script > try { popup("A computer science portal"); } catch(err) { document.getElementById("gfg").innerHTML = err.message; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by JavaScript Error Message Property are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Safari