{{JSRef("Global_Objects", "Error", "EvalError,InternalError,RangeError,ReferenceError,SyntaxError,TypeError,URIError")}}
Summary
The SyntaxError
object represents an error when trying to interpret syntactically invalid code.
Description
A SyntaxError
is thrown when the JavaScript engine encounters tokens or token order that does not conform to the syntax of the language when parsing code.
Syntax
new SyntaxError([message[, fileName[,lineNumber ]]])
Parameters
- message
- Human-readable description of the error
- fileName {{ Non-standard_inline() }}
- The name of the file containing the code that caused the exception
- lineNumber {{ Non-standard_inline() }}
- The line number of the code that caused the exception
Properties
- {{jsxref("SyntaxError.prototype")}}
-
Allows the addition of properties to a
SyntaxError
object.
Methods
The global SyntaxError
contains no methods of its own, however, it does inherit some methods through the prototype chain.
SyntaxError
instances
Properties
{{ page('en-US/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SyntaxError/prototype', 'Properties') }}
Methods
{{ page('en-US/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SyntaxError/prototype', 'Methods') }}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
ECMAScript 3rd Edition. | Standard | Initial definition. |
{{SpecName('ES5.1', '#sec-15.11.6.4', 'SyntaxError')}} | {{Spec2('ES5.1')}} | |
{{SpecName('ES6', '#sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-syntaxerror', 'SyntaxError')}} | {{Spec2('ES6')}} |
Browser compatibility
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Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} | {{ CompatVersionUnknown() }} |
See also
- {{jsxref("Error")}}
- {{jsxref("SyntaxError.prototype")}}