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.
The messageerror event is fired on a BroadcastChannel object 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
| desktop | mobile | server | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
messageerror event | |||||||||||||
See also
- Related events:
message.