BroadcastChannel: messageerror event
Baseline 2022
Newly available
Since March 2022, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The messageerror event of the BroadcastChannel interface fires when a message that can't be deserialized arrives on the channel.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => { })
onmessageerror = (event) => { }
Event type
A MessageEvent. Inherits from Event.
Event properties
In addition to the properties listed below, properties from the parent interface, Event, are available.
dataRead only-
The data sent by the message emitter.
originRead only-
A string representing the origin of the message emitter.
lastEventIdRead only-
A string representing a unique ID for the event.
sourceRead only-
A message event source, which is either a WindowProxy, a
MessagePort, or aServiceWorkerobject representing the message emitter. portsRead only-
An array of
MessagePortobjects representing the ports associated with the channel the message is being sent through (where appropriate, e.g. in channel messaging or when sending a message to a shared worker).
Examples
This code uses addEventListener() to listen for messages and errors:
const channel = new BroadcastChannel("example-channel");
channel.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
received.textContent = event.data;
});
channel.addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => {
console.error(event);
});
The same, but using the onmessage and onmessageerror event handler properties:
const channel = new BroadcastChannel("example-channel");
channel.onmessage = (event) => {
received.textContent = event.data;
};
channel.onmessageerror = (event) => {
console.log(event);
};
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # event-messageerror |
| HTML Standard # handler-broadcastchannel-onmessageerror |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- Related events:
message.