URIError
The URIError
object represents an error when a global URI handling function was used in a wrong way.
URIError
is a serializable object, so it can be cloned with structuredClone()
or copied between Workers using postMessage()
.
URIError
is a subclass of Error
.
Constructor
URIError()
-
Creates a new
URIError
object.
Instance properties
Also inherits instance properties from its parent Error
.
These properties are defined on URIError.prototype
and shared by all URIError
instances.
URIError.prototype.constructor
-
The constructor function that created the instance object. For
URIError
instances, the initial value is theURIError
constructor. URIError.prototype.name
-
Represents the name for the type of error. For
URIError.prototype.name
, the initial value is"URIError"
.
Instance methods
Inherits instance methods from its parent Error
.
Examples
Catching an URIError
js
try {
decodeURIComponent("%");
} catch (e) {
console.log(e instanceof URIError); // true
console.log(e.message); // "malformed URI sequence"
console.log(e.name); // "URIError"
console.log(e.stack); // Stack of the error
}
Creating an URIError
js
try {
throw new URIError("Hello");
} catch (e) {
console.log(e instanceof URIError); // true
console.log(e.message); // "Hello"
console.log(e.name); // "URIError"
console.log(e.stack); // Stack of the error
}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-urierror |
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