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RangeError

Package | Top Level
Class | public dynamic class RangeError
Inheritance | RangeError Error Object

Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0

Player Version : | Flash Player 9

A RangeError exception is thrown when a numeric value is outside the acceptable range. When working with arrays, referring to an index position of an array item that does not exist will throw a RangeError exception. Using `Number.toExponential()`, `Number.toPrecision()`, and `Number.toFixed()` methods will throw a RangeError exception in cases where the arguments are outside the acceptable range of numbers. You can extend `Number.toExponential()`, `Number.toPrecision()`, and `Number.toFixed()` to avoid throwing a RangeError.

Other situations that cause this exception to be thrown include the following:

- Any Flash Player API that expects a depth number is invoked with an invalid depth number.
- Any Flash Player API that expects a frame number is invoked with an invalid frame number.
- Any Flash Player API that expects a layer number is invoked with an invalid layer number.

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See also

Number.toExponential()
Number.toPrecision()
Number.toFixed()
Error handling in ActionScript 3.0
Responding to error events and status

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
--- | --- | ---
|  | RangeError(message:String = "") Creates a new RangeError object. | RangeError
|  | 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 only). | 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
|  | toString():String Returns the string "Error" by default or the value contained in Error.message property, if defined. | Error
|  | valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object

Constructor Detail

RangeError | () | Constructor

`public function RangeError(message:String = "")`

Creates a new RangeError object.

Parameters

| `message:String` (default = "``")`` — Contains the message associated with the RangeError object.

See also

Error handling in ActionScript 3.0
Responding to error events and status
Examples How to use examples
RangeErrorExample.as
The following example shows how a `RangeError` exception can be generated and handled within a `try..catch` statement.

    package {
        import flash.display.Sprite;

        public class RangeErrorExample extends Sprite {

            public function RangeErrorExample() {
                var child:Sprite = new Sprite();
                try {
                    addChildAt(child, 1);
                }
                catch(e:RangeError) {
                    trace(e);
                }
            }
        }
    }

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