The unhandledrejection event is fired when a JavaScript Promise is rejected but there is no rejection handler to deal with the rejection.
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | Yes |
| Target objects | defaultView |
| Interface | PromiseRejectionEvent |
Inheritance
The unhandledrejection event implements the PromiseRejectionEvent interface, which inherits from Event. You can use the properties and methods defined on these interfaces.
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Examples
Simple Reporting
window.addEventListener("unhandledrejection", function (event) {
console.warn("WARNING: Unhandled promise rejection. Shame on you! Reason: "
+ event.reason);
});
Preventing Default
Many environments report unhandled promise rejections to the console by default. The event is cancelable, and so preventDefault prevents that default action:
window.addEventListener("unhandledrejection", function (event) {
// ...your code here to handle the unhandled rejection...
// Prevent the default handling (error in console)
event.preventDefault();
});
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'unhandledrejection' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 49 | No support | No support | No support | No support |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support |