The TypeError.prototype
property represents the prototype for the TypeError
constructor.
Description
All TypeError
instances inherit from TypeError.prototype
. You can use the prototype to add properties or methods to all instances.
Properties
TypeError.prototype.constructor
- Specifies the function that created an instance's prototype.
TypeError.prototype.message
- Error message. Although ECMA-262 specifies that
TypeError
should provide its ownmessage
property, in SpiderMonkey, it inheritsError.prototype.message
. TypeError.prototype.name
- Error name. Inherited from
Error
. TypeError.prototype.fileName
- Path to file that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. TypeError.prototype.lineNumber
- Line number in file that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. TypeError.prototype.columnNumber
- Column number in line that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. TypeError.prototype.stack
- Stack trace. Inherited from
Error
.
Methods
Although the TypeError
prototype object does not contain any methods of its own, TypeError
instances do inherit some methods through the prototype chain.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
ECMAScript 3rd Edition (ECMA-262) The definition of 'NativeError.prototype' in that specification. |
Standard | Initial definition |
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) The definition of 'NativeError.prototype' in that specification. |
Standard | Defined as NativeError.prototype . |
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'NativeError.prototype' in that specification. |
Standard | Defined as NativeError.prototype . |
ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'NativeError.prototype' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |