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---
title: EvalError
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/EvalError
tags:
- Error
- EvalError
- JavaScript
- NeedsTranslation
- Reference
- TopicStub
translation_of: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/EvalError
---
<div>{{JSRef}}</div>
<p>The <strong><code>EvalError</code></strong> object indicates an error regarding the global {{jsxref("Global_Objects/eval", "eval()")}} function.</p>
<h2 id="Syntax">Syntax</h2>
<pre class="syntaxbox"><code>new EvalError([<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>An <code>EvalError</code> is thrown when the global {{jsxref("Global_Objects/eval", "eval()")}} function is used improperly.</p>
<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>
<dl>
<dt>{{jsxref("EvalError.prototype")}}</dt>
<dd>Allows the addition of properties to an <code>EvalError</code> object.</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>
<p>The global <code>EvalError</code> contains no methods of its own, however, it does inherit some methods through the prototype chain.</p>
<h2 id="EvalError_instances"><code>EvalError</code> instances</h2>
<h3 id="Properties_2">Properties</h3>
<div>{{page('/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/EvalError/prototype', 'Properties')}}</div>
<h3 id="Methods_2">Methods</h3>
<div>{{page('/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/EvalError/prototype', 'Methods')}}</div>
<h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2>
<p><code>EvalError</code> is not used now, and never be thrown by the runtime.</p>
<h3 id="Creating_an_EvalError">Creating an <code>EvalError</code></h3>
<pre class="brush: js">try {
throw new EvalError('Hello', 'someFile.js', 10);
} catch (e) {
console.log(e instanceof EvalError); // true
console.log(e.message); // "Hello"
console.log(e.name); // "EvalError"
console.log(e.fileName); // "someFile.js"
console.log(e.lineNumber); // 10
console.log(e.columnNumber); // 0
console.log(e.stack); // "@Scratchpad/2:2:9\n"
}
</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-15.11.6.1', 'EvalError')}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2('ES5.1')}}</td>
<td>Not used in this specification. Present for backward compatibility.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('ES6', '#sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-evalerror', 'EvalError')}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2('ES6')}}</td>
<td>Not used in this specification. Present for backward compatibility.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>
<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Feature</th>
<th>Chrome</th>
<th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
<th>Internet Explorer</th>
<th>Opera</th>
<th>Safari</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Basic support</td>
<td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
<td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
<td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
<td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
<td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Feature</th>
<th>Android</th>
<th>Chrome for Android</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>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li>{{jsxref("Error")}}</li>
<li>{{jsxref("EvalError.prototype")}}</li>
<li>{{jsxref("Global_Objects/eval", "eval()")}}</li>
</ul>
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