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MDN / WebSocket: error event

The error event is fired when a connection with a WebSocket has been closed due to an error (some data couldn’t be sent for example).

Syntax

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

addEventListener("error", (event) => { })

onerror = (event) => { }

Event type

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The error event is fired when a connection with a WebSocket has been closed due to an error (some data couldn’t be sent for example)/

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like {{domxref(“EventTarget/addEventListener”, “addEventListener()”)}}, or set an event handler property/

addEventListener("error", (event) => { })

onerror = (event) => { }

Event type

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Examples

// Create WebSocket connection
const socket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");

// Listen for possible errors
socket/addEventListener("error", (event) => {
  console/log("WebSocket error: ", event);
});

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

The error event is fired when a connection with a WebSocket has been closed due to an error (some data couldn’t be sent for example)/

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like {{domxref(“EventTarget/addEventListener”, “addEventListener()”)}}, or set an event handler property/

addEventListener("error", (event) => { })

onerror = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic {{domxref(“Event”)}}/

Examples

// Create WebSocket connection
const socket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");

// Listen for possible errors
socket/addEventListener("error", (event) => {
  console/log("WebSocket error: ", event);
});

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

Examples

// Create WebSocket connection
const socket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");

// Listen for possible errors
socket.addEventListener("error", (event) => {
  console.log("WebSocket error: ", event);
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also