Outputs an error message to the Web Console.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
console.error(obj1 [, obj2, ..., objN]); console.error(msg [, subst1, ..., substN]); console.exception(obj1 [, obj2, ..., objN]); console.exception(msg [, subst1, ..., substN]);
Note: console.exception()
is an alias for console.error()
; they are functionally identical.
Parameters
obj1
...objN
- A list of JavaScript objects to output. The string representations of each of these objects are appended together in the order listed and output.
msg
- A JavaScript string containing zero or more substitution strings.
subst1
...substN
- JavaScript objects with which to replace substitution strings within
msg
. This gives you additional control over the format of the output.
See Outputting text to the console in the documentation of console
for details.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Console API The definition of 'console.error()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 4.0 (2.0) | 8 | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Substitution strings | (Yes) | (Yes) | 9.0 (9.0) | ? | ? | ? |
console.exception alias |
No support | (Yes) | 28.0 (28.0) | No support | No support | No support |
Available in workers | ? | (Yes) | 38.0 (38.0) | ? | ? | ? |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 4.0 (2.0) | ? | ? | ? |
Substitution strings | ? | (Yes) | 9.0 (9.0) | ? | ? | ? |
console.exception alias |
No support | (Yes) | 28.0 (28.0) | No support | No support | No support |
Available in workers | ? | (Yes) | 38.0 (38.0) | ? | ? | ? |
See also
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