Worker: messageerror event

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Note: This feature is available in Web Workers, except for Service Workers.

The messageerror event is fired on a Worker 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.

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

onmessageerror = (event) => { }

Event type

A MessageEvent. Inherits from Event.

Examples

Create a worker, and listen for message and messageerror events using addEventListener():

// main.js

const worker = new Worker("static/scripts/worker.js");

worker.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
  console.error(`Received message from worker: ${event}`);
});

worker.addEventListener("messageerror", (event) => {
  console.error(`Error receiving message from worker: ${event}`);
});

The same, but using the onmessageerror event handler property:

// main.js

const worker = new Worker("static/scripts/worker.js");

worker.onmessage = (event) => {
  console.error(`Received message from worker: ${event}`);
};

worker.onmessageerror = (event) => {
  console.error(`Error receiving message from worker: ${event}`);
};