EvalError

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

TheEvalError object indicates an error regarding the globaleval() function. This exception is not thrown by JavaScript anymore, however theEvalError object remains for compatibility.

EvalError is aserializable object, so it can be cloned withstructuredClone() or copied betweenWorkers usingpostMessage().

EvalError is a subclass ofError.

Constructor

EvalError(): Creates a newEvalError object.

Instance properties

Also inherits instance properties from its parentError.

These properties are defined onEvalError.prototype and shared by allEvalError instances.

EvalError.prototype.constructor: The constructor function that created the instance object. ForEvalError instances, the initial value is theEvalError constructor.
EvalError.prototype.name: Represents the name for the type of error. ForEvalError.prototype.name, the initial value is"EvalError".

Instance methods

Inherits instance methods from its parentError.

Examples

Creating an EvalError

try {  throw new EvalError("Hello");} catch (e) {  console.log(e instanceof EvalError); // true  console.log(e.message); // "Hello"  console.log(e.name); // "EvalError"  console.log(e.stack); // Stack of the error}