MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE, Reference

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546 ActionScript classes
Method summary
Methods inherited from class Object
Error constructor
public Error([message:String])
Creates a new Error object. If
message
is specified, its value is assigned to the object's
Error.message
property.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 7
Parameters
message :String
[optional] - A string associated with the Error object.
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
Modifiers Signature Description
toString () : String
Returns the string "Error" by default or the value
contained in Error.message, if defined.
addProperty (Object.addProperty method)
,
hasOwnProperty
(Object.hasOwnProperty method)
,
isPropertyEnumerable
(Object.isPropertyEnumerable method)
,
isPrototypeOf (Object.isPrototypeOf
method)
,
registerClass (Object.registerClass method)
,
toString
(Object.toString method)
,
unwatch (Object.unwatch method)
,
valueOf
(Object.valueOf method)
,
watch (Object.watch method)