Window: messageerror event

The messageerror event is fired on a Window object when it receives a message that can't be deserialized.

This event is not cancellable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js
addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => { })

onmessageerror = (event) => { }

Event type

A MessageEvent. Inherits from Event.

EventMessageEvent

Examples

Listen for messageerror using addEventListener():

js
window.addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => {
  console.error(event);
});

The same, but using the onmessageerror event handler property:

js
window.onmessageerror = (event) => {
  console.error(event);
};

Specifications

See also