AsyncResult.error property

Gets an Error object that provides a description of the error, if any error occurred.

var errorObj = asyncResult.error;

Return Value

An Error object.

Example

function getData() {
    Office.context.document.getSelectedDataAsync(Office.CoercionType.Table, function(asyncResult) {
        if (asyncResult.status == Office.AsyncResultStatus.Failed) {
            write(asyncResult.error.message);
        }
        else {
            write(asyncResult.value);
        }
    });
}
// Function that writes to a div with id='message' on the page.
function write(message){
    document.getElementById('message').innerText += message; 
}

Support details

A capital Y in the following matrix indicates that this method is supported in the corresponding Office host application. An empty cell indicates that the Office host application doesn't support this method.

For more information about Office host application and server requirements, see Requirements for running Office Add-ins.

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