Window: messageerror event
Baseline2023Newly available
Since March 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
Themessageerror
event is fired on aWindow
object when it receives a message that can't be deserialized.
This event is not cancellable and does not bubble.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods likeaddEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => { })onmessageerror = (event) => { }
Event type
AMessageEvent
. Inherits fromEvent
.
Event properties
This interface also inherits properties from its parent,Event
.
MessageEvent.data
Read onlyThe data sent by the message emitter.
MessageEvent.origin
Read onlyA string representing the origin of the message emitter.
MessageEvent.lastEventId
Read onlyA string representing a unique ID for the event.
MessageEvent.source
Read onlyA
MessageEventSource
(which can be aWindowProxy,MessagePort
, orServiceWorker
object) representing the message emitter.MessageEvent.ports
Read onlyAn array of
MessagePort
objects representing the ports associated with the channel the message is being sent through (where appropriate, e.g., in channel messaging or when sending a message to a shared worker).
Examples
Listen formessageerror
usingaddEventListener()
:
window.addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => { console.error(event);});
The same, but using theonmessageerror
event handler property:
window.onmessageerror = (event) => { console.error(event);};
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML # event-messageerror |
HTML # handler-window-onmessageerror |
Browser compatibility
See also
Window.postMessage()
- Related events:
message
.