JavaScript tutorial:
description property

 

Applies to: Error object

The description properties sets the descriptive string associated with a specific error.

Syntax

object.description [= stringexpression]

The description property syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

object

Any instance of an Error object.

stringexpression

A string expression containing a description of the error.

Return value

Returns the descriptive string associated with a specific error.

Remarks

The description property contains the error message string associated with a specific error. Use the value contained in this property to alert a user to an error that you can't or don't want to handle.

See Also: number property