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--- title: 'Error: Permission denied to access property "x"' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Property_access_denied page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "Permission denied to access property" occurs when there was an attempt to access an object for which you have no p...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/deprecated_octal/index.md
--- title: 'SyntaxError: "0"-prefixed octal literals and octal escape seq. are deprecated' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Deprecated_octal page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript [strict mode](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Strict_mode)-only exception "0-prefixed octal lite...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/missing_parenthesis_after_argument_list/index.md
--- title: "SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Missing_parenthesis_after_argument_list page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "missing ) after argument list" occurs when there is an error with how a function is called. This might...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/missing_name_after_dot_operator/index.md
--- title: "SyntaxError: missing name after . operator" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Missing_name_after_dot_operator page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "missing name after . operator" occurs when there is a problem with how the dot operator (`.`) is used for [pro...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/non_configurable_array_element/index.md
--- title: "TypeError: can't delete non-configurable array element" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Non_configurable_array_element page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "can't delete non-configurable array element" occurs when it was attempted to [shorten the length](/...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/hash_outside_class/index.md
--- title: "SyntaxError: Unexpected '#' used outside of class body" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Hash_outside_class page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "Unexpected '#' used outside of class body" occurs when a hash ("#") is encountered in an unexpected context, mo...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/bad_regexp_flag/index.md
--- title: 'SyntaxError: invalid regular expression flag "x"' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Bad_regexp_flag page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "invalid regular expression flag" occurs when the flags in a regular expression contain any flag that is not one of: `d`,...
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--- title: "SyntaxError: missing ; before statement" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Missing_semicolon_before_statement page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "missing ; before statement" occurs when there is a semicolon (`;`) missing somewhere and can't be added by [au...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/bigint_division_by_zero/index.md
--- title: "RangeError: BigInt division by zero" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/BigInt_division_by_zero page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "BigInt division by zero" occurs when a {{jsxref("BigInt")}} is divided by `0n`. ## Message ```plain RangeError: Division by...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/is_not_iterable/index.md
--- title: "TypeError: 'x' is not iterable" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/is_not_iterable page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "is not iterable" occurs when the value which is given as the right-hand side of [`for...of`](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Loops_and_it...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/reserved_identifier/index.md
--- title: 'SyntaxError: "x" is a reserved identifier' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Reserved_identifier page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "_variable_ is a reserved identifier" occurs when [reserved keywords](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Lexical_grammar#k...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/not_a_function/index.md
--- title: 'TypeError: "x" is not a function' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Not_a_function page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "is not a function" occurs when there was an attempt to call a value from a function, but the value is not actually a function. ## Messag...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/reduce_of_empty_array_with_no_initial_value/index.md
--- title: "TypeError: Reduce of empty array with no initial value" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Reduce_of_empty_array_with_no_initial_value page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "reduce of empty array with no initial value" occurs when a reduce function is used. #...
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--- title: "SyntaxError: unlabeled break must be inside loop or switch" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Bad_break page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "unlabeled break must be inside loop or switch" occurs when a {{jsxref("Statements/break", "break")}} statement is no...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/cant_redefine_property/index.md
--- title: 'TypeError: can''t redefine non-configurable property "x"' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Cant_redefine_property page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "can't redefine non-configurable property" occurs when it was attempted to redefine a property, but that p...
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--- title: "RangeError: repeat count must be non-negative" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Negative_repetition_count page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "repeat count must be non-negative" occurs when the {{jsxref("String.prototype.repeat()")}} method is used with a ...
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--- title: "RangeError: precision is out of range" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Precision_range page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "precision is out of range" occurs when a number that's outside of the range of 0 and 20 (or 21) was passed into `toFixed` or `toPre...
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--- title: "SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions, async generators and modules" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Bad_await page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "await is only valid in async functions, async generators and modules" occurs when an {{jsxref...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/missing_formal_parameter/index.md
--- title: "SyntaxError: missing formal parameter" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Missing_formal_parameter page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "missing formal parameter" occurs when your function declaration is missing valid parameters. ## Message ```plain SyntaxE...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/cant_be_converted_to_bigint_because_it_isnt_an_integer/index.md
--- title: "RangeError: x can't be converted to BigInt because it isn't an integer" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Cant_be_converted_to_BigInt_because_it_isnt_an_integer page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "x can't be converted to BigInt because it isn't an integer"...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/invalid_date/index.md
--- title: "RangeError: invalid date" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Invalid_date page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "invalid date" occurs when a string leading to an invalid date has been provided to {{jsxref("Date")}} or {{jsxref("Date.parse()")}}. ## Message `...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/cant_convert_bigint_to_number/index.md
--- title: "TypeError: can't convert BigInt to number" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Cant_convert_BigInt_to_number page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "can't convert BigInt to number" occurs when an arithmetic operation involves a mix of {{jsxref("BigInt")}} and {{...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/bad_continue/index.md
--- title: "SyntaxError: continue must be inside loop" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Bad_continue page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "continue must be inside loop" occurs when a {{jsxref("Statements/continue", "continue")}} statement is not inside a loop statement...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/errors/illegal_character/index.md
--- title: "SyntaxError: illegal character" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Illegal_character page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "illegal character" occurs when there is an invalid or unexpected token that doesn't belong at this position in the code. ## Message ``...
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--- title: 'TypeError: property "x" is non-configurable and can''t be deleted' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Cant_delete page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "property is non-configurable and can't be deleted" occurs when it was attempted to delete a property, but t...
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--- title: "TypeError: invalid Array.prototype.sort argument" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Array_sort_argument page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "invalid Array.prototype.sort argument" occurs when the argument of {{jsxref("Array.prototype.sort()")}} isn't either...
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--- title: "SyntaxError: missing variable name" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/No_variable_name page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "missing variable name" is a common error. It is usually caused by omitting a variable name or a typographic error. ## Message ```pl...
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--- title: 'SyntaxError: redeclaration of formal parameter "x"' slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Redeclared_parameter page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "redeclaration of formal parameter" occurs when the same variable name occurs as a function parameter and is then ...
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--- title: "RangeError: argument is not a valid code point" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Not_a_valid_code_point page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript exception "Invalid code point" occurs when {{jsxref("NaN")}} values, negative Integers (-1), non-Integers (5.4), or values lar...
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--- title: "SyntaxError: unterminated string literal" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Unterminated_string_literal page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript error "unterminated string literal" occurs when there is an unterminated [string literal](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Gram...
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--- title: "ReferenceError: deprecated caller or arguments usage" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Deprecated_caller_or_arguments_usage page-type: javascript-error --- {{jsSidebar("Errors")}} The JavaScript [strict mode](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Strict_mode)-only exception "deprecated caller or argum...
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--- title: Deprecated and obsolete features slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Deprecated_and_obsolete_features page-type: guide --- {{jsSidebar("More")}} This page lists features of JavaScript that are deprecated (that is, still available but planned for removal) and obsolete (that is, no longer usable). ## Deprecated ...
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--- title: Statements and declarations slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements page-type: landing-page browser-compat: javascript.statements --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} JavaScript applications consist of statements with an appropriate syntax. A single statement may span multiple lines. Multiple statements may o...
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--- title: Empty statement slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/Empty page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.empty --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} An **empty statement** is used to provide no statement, although the JavaScript syntax would expect one. {{EmbedInteractiveExample("pa...
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--- title: async function slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/async_function page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.async_function --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`async function`** declaration creates a {{Glossary("binding")}} of a new async function to a given name. The `a...
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--- title: export slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/export page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.export --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`export`** declaration is used to export values from a JavaScript module. Exported values can then be imported into other programs with ...
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--- title: function slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/function page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.function --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`function`** declaration creates a {{Glossary("binding")}} of a new function to a given name. You can also define functions using...
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--- title: try...catch slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/try...catch page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.try_catch --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`try...catch`** statement is comprised of a `try` block and either a `catch` block, a `finally` block, or both. The code in...
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--- title: return slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/return page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.return --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`return`** statement ends function execution and specifies a value to be returned to the function caller. {{EmbedInteractiveExample("pa...
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--- title: for...in slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/for...in page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.for_in --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`for...in`** statement iterates over all [enumerable string properties](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Enumerability_and_ownership_of_pr...
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--- title: do...while slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/do...while page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.do_while --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`do...while`** statement creates a loop that executes a specified statement until the test condition evaluates to false. The c...
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--- title: class slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/class page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.class --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`class`** declaration creates a {{Glossary("binding")}} of a new [class](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes) to a given name. Yo...
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--- title: for await...of slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/for-await...of page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.for_await_of --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`for await...of`** statement creates a loop iterating over [async iterable objects](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Ref...
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--- title: import slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.import --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The static **`import`** declaration is used to import read-only live {{Glossary("binding", "bindings")}} which are [exported](/en-US/docs/Web/...
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--- title: let slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/let page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.let --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`let`** declaration declares re-assignable, block-scoped local variables, optionally initializing each to a value. {{EmbedInteractiveExample("pa...
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--- title: Expression statement slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/Expression_statement page-type: javascript-statement spec-urls: https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/ecmascript-language-statements-and-declarations.html#sec-expression-statement --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} An **expression statement** is an ex...
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--- title: for...of slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/for...of page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.for_of --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`for...of`** statement executes a loop that operates on a sequence of values sourced from an [iterable object](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaS...
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--- title: const slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/const page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.const --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`const`** declaration declares block-scoped local variables. The value of a constant can't be changed through reassignment using the [assig...
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--- title: while slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/while page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.while --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`while`** statement creates a loop that executes a specified statement as long as the test condition evaluates to true. The condition is ev...
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--- title: function* slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/function* page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.generator_function --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`function*`** declaration creates a {{Glossary("binding")}} of a new generator function to a given name. A generator f...
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--- title: for slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/for page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.for --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`for`** statement creates a loop that consists of three optional expressions, enclosed in parentheses and separated by semicolons, followed by a ...
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--- title: with slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/with page-type: javascript-statement status: - deprecated browser-compat: javascript.statements.with --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}}{{Deprecated_Header}} > **Note:** Use of the `with` statement is not recommended, as it may be the source of confusing bugs an...
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--- title: break slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/break page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.break --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`break`** statement terminates the current loop or {{jsxref("Statements/switch", "switch")}} statement and transfers program control to the...
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--- title: Labeled statement slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/label page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.label --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} A **labeled statement** is any [statement](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements) that is prefixed with an identifier. You ...
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--- title: switch slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/switch page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.switch --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`switch`** statement evaluates an [expression](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Expressions_and_operators), matching the expression's va...
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--- title: var slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/var page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.var --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`var`** statement declares function-scoped or globally-scoped variables, optionally initializing each to a value. {{EmbedInteractiveExample("pag...
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--- title: if...else slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/if...else page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.if_else --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`if...else`** statement executes a statement if a specified condition is {{Glossary("truthy")}}. If the condition is {{Glossary("...
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--- title: throw slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/throw page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.throw --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`throw`** statement throws a user-defined exception. Execution of the current function will stop (the statements after `throw` won't be exe...
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--- title: debugger slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/debugger page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.debugger --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`debugger`** statement invokes any available debugging functionality, such as setting a breakpoint. If no debugging functionality ...
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--- title: continue slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/continue page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.continue --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} The **`continue`** statement terminates execution of the statements in the current iteration of the current or labeled loop, and continu...
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--- title: Block statement slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/block page-type: javascript-statement browser-compat: javascript.statements.block --- {{jsSidebar("Statements")}} A **block statement** is used to group zero or more statements. The block is delimited by a pair of braces ("curly braces") and contain...
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--- title: Iteration protocols slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Iteration_protocols page-type: guide spec-urls: https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/control-abstraction-objects.html#sec-iteration --- {{jsSidebar("More")}} **Iteration protocols** aren't new built-ins or syntax, but _protocols_. These protocols can be imple...
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--- title: Lexical grammar slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Lexical_grammar page-type: guide browser-compat: javascript.grammar spec-urls: https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/ecmascript-language-lexical-grammar.html --- {{jsSidebar("More")}} This page describes JavaScript's lexical grammar. JavaScript source text is just...
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--- title: Regular expressions slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions page-type: landing-page browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions --- {{jsSidebar}} A **regular expression** (_regex_ for short) allow developers to match strings against a pattern, extract submatch information, or simply test if t...
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--- title: "Wildcard: ." slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Wildcard page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.wildcard --- {{jsSidebar}} A **wildcard** matches all characters except line terminators. It also matches line terminators if the `s` flag is set. ...
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--- title: "Unicode character class escape: \\p{...}, \\P{...}" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Unicode_character_class_escape page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.unicode_character_class_escape --- {{jsSidebar}} A **unicode character class escape** ...
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--- title: "Quantifier: *, +, ?, {n}, {n,}, {n,m}" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Quantifier page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.quantifier --- {{jsSidebar}} A **quantifier** repeats an [atom](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expression...
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--- title: "Character class: [...], [^...]" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Character_class page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.character_class --- {{jsSidebar}} A **character class** matches any character in or not in a custom set of characters. Wh...
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--- title: "Backreference: \\1, \\2" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Backreference page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.backreference --- {{jsSidebar}} A **backreference** refers to the submatch of a previous [capturing group](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScr...
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--- title: "Capturing group: (...)" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Capturing_group page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.capturing_group --- {{jsSidebar}} A **capturing group** groups a subpattern, allowing you to apply a [quantifier](/en-US/docs/Web...
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--- title: "Named backreference: \\k<name>" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Named_backreference page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.named_backreference --- {{jsSidebar}} A **named backreference** refers to the submatch of a previous [named capturing...
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--- title: "Lookahead assertion: (?=...), (?!...)" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Lookahead_assertion page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.lookahead_assertion --- {{jsSidebar}} A **lookahead assertion** "looks ahead": it attempts to match the subseq...
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--- title: "Input boundary assertion: ^, $" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Input_boundary_assertion page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.input_boundary_assertion --- {{jsSidebar}} An **input boundary assertion** checks if the current position in the...
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--- title: "Non-capturing group: (?:...)" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Non-capturing_group page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.non_capturing_group --- {{jsSidebar}} A **non-capturing group** groups a subpattern, allowing you to apply a [quantifie...
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--- title: "Word boundary assertion: \\b, \\B" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Word_boundary_assertion page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.word_boundary_assertion --- {{jsSidebar}} A **word boundary assertion** checks if the current position in the ...
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data/mdn-content/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/regular_expressions/disjunction/index.md
--- title: "Disjunction: |" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Disjunction page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.disjunction --- {{jsSidebar}} A **disjunction** specifies multiple alternatives. Any alternative matching the input causes the entire disjunc...
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--- title: "Character escape: \\n, \\u{...}" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Character_escape page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.character_escape --- {{jsSidebar}} A **character escape** represents a character that may not be able to be convenientl...
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--- title: "Character class escape: \\d, \\D, \\w, \\W, \\s, \\S" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Character_class_escape page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.character_class_escape --- {{jsSidebar}} A **character class escape** is an escape sequence ...
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--- title: "Literal character: a, b" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Literal_character page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.literal_character --- {{jsSidebar}} A **literal character** specifies exactly itself to be matched in the input text. ## Synt...
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--- title: "Named capturing group: (?<name>...)" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Named_capturing_group page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.named_capturing_group --- {{jsSidebar}} A **named capturing group** is a particular kind of [capturing group](...
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--- title: "Lookbehind assertion: (?<=...), (?<!...)" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Regular_expressions/Lookbehind_assertion page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.regular_expressions.lookbehind_assertion --- {{jsSidebar}} A **lookbehind assertion** "looks behind": it attempts to match the...
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--- title: Expressions and operators slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators page-type: landing-page browser-compat: javascript.operators --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} This chapter documents all the JavaScript language operators, expressions and keywords. ## Expressions and operators by category For an alphabetic...
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--- title: this slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/this page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.operators.this --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} A function's **`this`** keyword behaves a little differently in JavaScript compared to other languages. It also has some differences between [st...
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--- title: async function expression slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/async_function page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.async_function --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **`async function`** keywords can be used to define an async function inside an expression. You can also d...
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--- title: Unsigned right shift (>>>) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Unsigned_right_shift page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.unsigned_right_shift --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **unsigned right shift (`>>>`)** operator returns a number whose binary representation is the ...
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--- title: Bitwise AND assignment (&=) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Bitwise_AND_assignment page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.bitwise_and_assignment --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **bitwise AND assignment (`&=`)** operator performs [bitwise AND](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScr...
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--- title: Inequality (!=) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Inequality page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.inequality --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **inequality (`!=`)** operator checks whether its two operands are not equal, returning a Boolean result. Unlike the [strict ...
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--- title: Remainder (%) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Remainder page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.remainder --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **remainder (`%`)** operator returns the remainder left over when one operand is divided by a second operand. It always takes the...
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--- title: "null" slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/null page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.operators.null --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **`null`** value represents the intentional absence of any object value. It is one of JavaScript's [primitive values](/en-US/docs/Glossary...
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--- title: Conditional (ternary) operator slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Conditional_operator page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.conditional --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **conditional (ternary) operator** is the only JavaScript operator that takes three operands: a con...
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--- title: Left shift assignment (<<=) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Left_shift_assignment page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.left_shift_assignment --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **left shift assignment (`<<=`)** operator performs [left shift](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript...
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--- title: Decrement (--) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Decrement page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.decrement --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **decrement (`--`)** operator decrements (subtracts one from) its operand and returns the value before or after the decrement, d...
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--- title: function expression slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/function page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.function --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **`function`** keyword can be used to define a function inside an expression. You can also define functions using the [`func...
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--- title: Destructuring assignment slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Destructuring_assignment page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.operators.destructuring --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **destructuring assignment** syntax is a JavaScript expression that makes it possible to un...
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--- title: Object initializer slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Object_initializer page-type: javascript-language-feature browser-compat: javascript.operators.object_initializer --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} An **object initializer** is a comma-delimited list of zero or more pairs of property names and associ...
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--- title: Bitwise OR (|) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Bitwise_OR page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.bitwise_or --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **bitwise OR (`|`)** operator returns a number or BigInt whose binary representation has a `1` in each bit position for which ...
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--- title: Exponentiation assignment (**=) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Exponentiation_assignment page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.exponentiation_assignment --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **exponentiation assignment (`**=`)\*\* operator performs [exponentiation](/en-...
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--- title: Less than or equal (<=) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Less_than_or_equal page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.less_than_or_equal --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **less than or equal (`<=`)** operator returns `true` if the left operand is less than or equal to th...
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--- title: Multiplication assignment (*=) slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Multiplication_assignment page-type: javascript-operator browser-compat: javascript.operators.multiplication_assignment --- {{jsSidebar("Operators")}} The **multiplication assignment (`*=`)** operator performs [multiplication](/en-US/d...
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