TypeError

The TypeError object represents an error when a value is not of the expected type.

Syntax

new TypeError([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

A TypeError is thrown when an operand or argument passed to a function is incompatible with the type expected by that operator or function.

Properties

TypeError.prototype

Allows the addition of properties to a TypeError object.

Methods

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

TypeError instances

Properties

Methods

Examples

Catching a TypeError

try {
  null.f();
} catch (e) {
  console.log(e instanceof TypeError); // true
  console.log(e.message);              // "null has no properties"
  console.log(e.name);                 // "TypeError"
  console.log(e.fileName);             // "Scratchpad/1"
  console.log(e.lineNumber);           // 2
  console.log(e.columnNumber);         // 2
  console.log(e.stack);                // "@Scratchpad/2:2:3\n"
}

Creating a TypeError

try {
  throw new TypeError('Hello', "someFile.js", 10);
} catch (e) {
  console.log(e instanceof TypeError); // true
  console.log(e.message);              // "Hello"
  console.log(e.name);                 // "TypeError"
  console.log(e.fileName);             // "someFile.js"
  console.log(e.lineNumber);           // 10
  console.log(e.columnNumber);         // 0
  console.log(e.stack);                // "@Scratchpad/2:2:9\n"
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
ECMAScript 3rd Edition (ECMA-262) The definition of 'TypeError' in that specification.	Standard	Initial definition
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) The definition of 'TypeError' in that specification.	Standard
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'TypeError' in that specification.	Standard
ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'TypeError' in that specification.	Draft

Browser compatibility

See also

• Error
• TypeError.prototype