Error.name property

Gets the name of the error.

var errName = asyncResult.error.name;

Return Value

The name of the error as a string.

Remarks

The Error object and its properties are accessed from the AsyncResult object that is returned in the function passed as the callback argument of an asynchronous data operation.

Example

To cause an error to be thrown, select a table or a matrix, and then call the setText function.

function setText() {
    Office.context.document.setSelectedDataAsync("Hello World!",
        function (asyncResult) {
            if (asyncResult.status === "failed")
                var error = asyncResult.error;
            write(error.name + ": " + error.message);
        });
}

// 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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