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Classpublic dynamic class TypeError
InheritanceTypeError Inheritance Error Inheritance Object

A TypeError exception is thrown when the actual type of an operand is different from the expected type.

In addition, this exception is thrown when:

View the examples.

See also
is operator, instanceof operator, super statement, RegExp class


Public Properties
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 PropertyDefined by
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
 Inheritedmessage : String
Contains the message associated with the Error object.
Error
 Inheritedname : String
Contains the name of the Error object.
Error
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
Public Methods
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 FunctionDefined by
  
TypeError(message:String = "")
Creates a new TypeError object.
TypeError
 Inherited
For debugger versions of the Flash Player, only; this method returns the call stack for an error as a string at the time of the error's construction.
Error
 Inherited
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string "Error" by default or the value contained in Error.message, if defined.
Error
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Constructor detail
TypeError constructor

public function TypeError(message:String = "")

Creates a new TypeError object.

Parameters
message:String (default = "")
Class examples

The following example shows how a TypeError error can be generated and handled within a try...catch statement.
package {
    import flash.display.DisplayObject;
    import flash.display.Sprite;

    public class TypeErrorExample extends Sprite {
        public function TypeErrorExample() {
            try {
                var child:Object = new Object();
                addChild(DisplayObject(child));
            }
            catch(e:TypeError) {
                trace(e);
            }
        }
    }
}