URIError() constructor

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.

TheURIError() constructor createsURIError objects.

Syntax

new URIError()new URIError(message)new URIError(message, options)new URIError(message, fileName)new URIError(message, fileName, lineNumber)URIError()URIError(message)URIError(message, options)URIError(message, fileName)URIError(message, fileName, lineNumber)

Note:URIError() can be called with or withoutnew. Both create a newURIError instance.

Parameters

messageOptional

Human-readable description of the error.

optionsOptional

An object that has the following properties:

causeOptional: A property indicating the specific cause of the error.When catching and re-throwing an error with a more-specific or useful error message, this property can be used to pass the original error.

fileNameOptional Non-standard

The name of the file containing the code that caused the exception.

lineNumberOptional Non-standard

The line number of the code that caused the exception.

Examples

Catching a URIError

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 a URIError

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}