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title: RangeError
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RangeError
tags:
  - Error
  - JavaScript
  - NeedsTranslation
  - Object
  - RangeError
  - TopicStub
translation_of: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RangeError
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<p>The <code><strong>RangeError</strong></code> object indicates an error when a value is not in the set or range of allowed values.</p>

<h2 id="Syntax">Syntax</h2>

<pre class="syntaxbox"><code>new RangeError([<var>message</var>[, <var>fileName</var>[, <var>lineNumber</var>]]])</code></pre>

<h3 id="Parameters">Parameters</h3>

<dl>
 <dt><code>message</code></dt>
 <dd>Optional. Human-readable description of the error</dd>
 <dt><code>fileName</code> {{non-standard_inline}}</dt>
 <dd>Optional. The name of the file containing the code that caused the exception</dd>
 <dt><code>lineNumber</code> {{non-standard_inline}}</dt>
 <dd>Optional. The line number of the code that caused the exception</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Description">Description</h2>

<p>A <code>RangeError</code> is thrown when trying to pass a number as an argument to a function that does not allow a range that includes that number. This can be encountered when attempting to create an array of an illegal length with the {{jsxref("Array")}} constructor, or when passing bad values to the numeric methods {{jsxref("Number.toExponential()")}}, {{jsxref("Number.toFixed()")}} or {{jsxref("Number.toPrecision()")}}.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<dl>
 <dt>{{jsxref("RangeError.prototype")}}</dt>
 <dd>Allows the addition of properties to an <code>RangeError</code> object.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p>The global <code>RangeError</code> contains no methods of its own, however, it does inherit some methods through the prototype chain.</p>

<h2 id="RangeError_instances"><code>RangeError</code> instances</h2>

<h3 id="Properties_2">Properties</h3>

<div>{{page('/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RangeError/prototype', 'Properties')}}</div>

<h3 id="Methods_2">Methods</h3>

<div>{{page('/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RangeError/prototype', 'Methods')}}</div>

<h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2>

<h3 id="Using_RangeError">Using <code>RangeError</code></h3>

<pre class="brush: js">var check = function(num) {
  if (num &lt; MIN || num &gt; MAX) {
    throw new RangeError('Parameter must be between ' + MIN + ' and ' + MAX);
  }
};

try {
  check(500);
}
catch (e) {
  if (e instanceof RangeError) {
    // Handle range error
  }
}
</pre>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ES3')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ES3')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ES5.1', '#sec-15.11.6.2', 'RangeError')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ES5.1')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ES6', '#sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-rangeerror', 'RangeError')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ES6')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ESDraft', '#sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-rangeerror', 'RangeError')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ESDraft')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

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   <th>Feature</th>
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   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari</th>
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  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
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 </tbody>
</table>
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<table class="compat-table">
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   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
   <th>Edge</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>{{jsxref("Error")}}</li>
 <li>{{jsxref("RangeError.prototype")}}</li>
 <li>{{jsxref("Array")}}</li>
 <li>{{jsxref("Number.toExponential()")}}</li>
 <li>{{jsxref("Number.toFixed()")}}</li>
 <li>{{jsxref("Number.toPrecision()")}}</li>
</ul>