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InternalError

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Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The InternalError object indicates an error that occurred internally in the JavaScript engine. For example: "InternalError: too much recursion".

Syntax

new InternalError([message[, fileName[, lineNumber]]])

Parameters

message
Optional. Human-readable description of the error
fileName
Optional. The name of the file containing the code that caused the exception
lineNumber
Optional. The line number of the code that caused the exception

Description

An InternalError is thrown whenever an internal error in the JavaScript engine occurred.

Example cases are mostly when something is too large, e.g.:

  • "too many switch cases",
  • "too many parentheses in regular expression",
  • "array initializer too large",
  • "too much recursion".

Properties

InternalError.prototype
Allows the addition of properties to an InternalError object.

Methods

The global InternalError contains no methods of its own, however, it does inherit some methods through the prototype chain.

InternalError instances

Properties

InternalError.prototype.constructor
Specifies the function that created an instance's prototype.
InternalError.prototype.message
Error message. Inherited from Error.
InternalError.prototype.name
Error name. Inherited from Error.
InternalError.prototype.fileName
Path to file that raised this error. Inherited from Error.
InternalError.prototype.lineNumber
Line number in file that raised this error. Inherited from Error.
InternalError.prototype.columnNumber
Column number in line that raised this error. Inherited from Error.
InternalError.prototype.stack
Stack trace. Inherited from Error.

Methods

Although the InternalError prototype object does not contain any methods of its own, InternalError instances do inherit some methods through the prototype chain.

Specifications

Not part of any specifications.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support No support (Yes) No support No support No support
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support No support No support (Yes) No support No support No support

See also

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