ReferenceError

Package	Top Level
Class	public dynamic class ReferenceError
Inheritance	ReferenceError Error Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.0 Flash Player 9, Flash Lite 4

A ReferenceError exception is thrown when a reference to an undefined property is attempted on a sealed (nondynamic) object. References to undefined variables will result in ReferenceError exceptions to inform you of potential bugs and help you troubleshoot application code.

However, you can refer to undefined properties of a dynamic class without causing a ReferenceError exception to be thrown. For more information, see the dynamic keyword.

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See also

dynamic keyword

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		errorID : int [read-only] Contains the reference number associated with the specific error message.	Error
		message : String Contains the message associated with the Error object.	Error
		name : String Contains the name of the Error object.	Error
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		ReferenceError(message:String = "") Creates a new ReferenceError object.	ReferenceError
		getStackTrace():String Returns the call stack for an error as a string at the time of the error's construction (for the debugger version of Flash Player and the AIR Debug Launcher (ADL) only; returns null if not using the debugger version of Flash Player or the ADL.	Error
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String [override] Returns the string "Error" by default or the value contained in the Error.message property, if defined.	Error
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Constructor Detail

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Constructor

public function ReferenceError(message:String = "")

Runtime Versions:

Flash Lite 4

Creates a new ReferenceError object.

Parameters

message:String (default = "") — Contains the message associated with the ReferenceError object.

Examples How to use this example

ReferenceErrorExample.as

The following example shows how a ReferenceError exception can be generated and handled within a try..catch statement.

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;

    public class ReferenceErrorExample extends Sprite {

        public function ReferenceErrorExample() {
            try {
                this["someMember"] = true;
            }
            catch(e:ReferenceError) {
                trace(e);
            }
        }
    }
}