Quick Reference
The Error object provides error information when an error occurs. The message property sets or returns an error message.
<!-- html element to place output -->
<p id="my_output"></p>There is a spelling error in the following alert (in the “try”) and we can find out what that error is by using “catch”.
try {
allert('Welcome to 1SMARTchicken!');
}
catch(err) {
document.getElementById('my_output').innerHTML =
err.name + ': (' + err.message + ')';
}Output
ReferenceError: (allert is not defined)Syntax
errorObj.messageJavaScript Notes:
- When using JavaScript, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- JavaScript is a case-sensitive language; firstName is NOT the same as firstname
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
- JavaScript variables must begin with a letter, $, or _
- JavaScript variables are case sensitive (x is not the same as X)
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