The columnNumber data property of an Error instance contains the column number in the line of the file that raised this error.

Value

A positive integer.

Examples

Using columnNumber

try {
  throw new Error("Could not parse input");
} catch (err) {
  console.log(err.columnNumber); // 9
}

Specifications

Not part of any standard.

Browser compatibility

See also

• Error.prototype.stack
• Error.prototype.lineNumber
• Error.prototype.fileName