Error Constructor - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE Reference

Method summary
Modifiers Signature
toString() : String
Methods inherited from class Object
addProperty (Object.addProperty
(Object.hasOwnProperty
(Object.isPropertyEnumerable
method), registerClass (Object.registerClass
(Object.toString
(Object.valueOf method),

Error constructor

public Error([message:String])
Creates a new Error object. If
property.
Error.message
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 7
Parameters
[optional] - A string associated with the Error object.
message:String
Example
In the following example, a function throws an error (with a specified message) if the two
strings that are passed to it are not identical:
function compareStrings(str1_str:String, str2_str:String):Void {
if (str1_str != str2_str) {
throw new Error("Strings do not match.");
}
}
try {
compareStrings("Dog", "dog");
// output: Strings do not match.
} catch (e_err:Error) {
trace(e_err.toString());
}
See also
,
throw statement try..catch..finally statement
546 ActionScript classes
Description
Returns the string "Error" by default or the value
contained in Error.message, if defined.
method),
method), isPropertyEnumerable
method),
method), unwatch (Object.unwatch
watch (Object.watch method)
is specified, its value is assigned to the object's
message
hasOwnProperty
isPrototypeOf (Object.isPrototypeOf
method), toString
method), valueOf