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7 Abstract Operations

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7.3 Operations on Objects

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7.3.6 CreateNonEnumerableDataPropertyOrThrow ( O, P, V )

The abstract operation CreateNonEnumerableDataPropertyOrThrow takes arguments O (an Object), P (a Property Key), and V (an ECMAScript language value). It is used to create a new non-enumerable own property of an object. It throws a TypeError exception if the requested property update cannot be performed. It performs the following steps when called:

  1. Let newDesc be the PropertyDescriptor { [[Value]]: V, [[Writable]]: true, [[Enumerable]]: false, [[Configurable]]: true }.
  2. Return ? DefinePropertyOrThrow(O, P, newDesc).
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This abstract operation creates a property whose attributes are set to the same defaults used for properties created by the ECMAScript language assignment operator except they are not enumerable. Normally, the property will not already exist. If it does exist and is not configurable or if O is not extensible, [[DefineOwnProperty]] will return false causing this operation to throw a TypeError exception.

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20 Fundamental Objects

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20.5 Error Objects

20.5.1 The Error Constructor

20.5.1.1 Error ( message [ , options ] )

When the Error function is called with argument message and optional argument options, the following steps are taken:

  1. If NewTarget is undefined, let newTarget be the active function object; else let newTarget be NewTarget.
  2. Let O be ? OrdinaryCreateFromConstructor(newTarget, "%Error.prototype%", « [[ErrorData]] »).
  3. If message is not undefined, then
    1. Let msg be ? ToString(message).
    2. Let msgDesc be the PropertyDescriptor { [[Value]]: msg, [[Writable]]: true, [[Enumerable]]: false, [[Configurable]]: true }.
    3. Perform ! DefinePropertyOrThrow(O, "message", msgDesc).
    4. Perform ! CreateNonEnumerableDataPropertyOrThrow(O, "message", msg).
  4. Perform ? InstallErrorCause(O, options).
  5. Return O.

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20.5.6 NativeError Object Structure

20.5.6.1 The NativeError Constructors

20.5.6.1.1 NativeError ( message [ , options ] )

When a NativeError function is called with argument message and optional argument options, the following steps are taken:

  1. If NewTarget is undefined, let newTarget be the active function object; else let newTarget be NewTarget.
  2. Let O be ? OrdinaryCreateFromConstructor(newTarget, "%NativeError.prototype%", « [[ErrorData]] »).
  3. If message is not undefined, then
    1. Let msg be ? ToString(message).
    2. Let msgDesc be the PropertyDescriptor { [[Value]]: msg, [[Writable]]: true, [[Enumerable]]: false, [[Configurable]]: true }.
    3. Perform ! DefinePropertyOrThrow(O, "message", msgDesc).
    4. Perform ! CreateNonEnumerableDataPropertyOrThrow(O, "message", msg).
  4. Perform ? InstallErrorCause(O, options).
  5. Return O.

The actual value of the string passed in step 2 is either "%EvalError.prototype%", "%RangeError.prototype%", "%ReferenceError.prototype%", "%SyntaxError.prototype%", "%TypeError.prototype%", or "%URIError.prototype%" corresponding to which NativeError constructor is being defined.

20.5.7 AggregateError Objects

20.5.7.1 The AggregateError Constructor

20.5.7.1.1 AggregateError ( errors, message [ , options ] )

When the AggregateError function is called with arguments errors and, message, and optional argument options, the following steps are taken:

  1. If NewTarget is undefined, let newTarget be the active function object; else let newTarget be NewTarget.
  2. Let O be ? OrdinaryCreateFromConstructor(newTarget, "%AggregateError.prototype%", « [[ErrorData]] »).
  3. If message is not undefined, then
    1. Let msg be ? ToString(message).
    2. Let msgDesc be the PropertyDescriptor { [[Value]]: msg, [[Writable]]: true, [[Enumerable]]: false, [[Configurable]]: true }.
    3. Perform ! DefinePropertyOrThrow(O, "message", msgDesc).
    4. Perform ! CreateNonEnumerableDataPropertyOrThrow(O, "message", msg).
  4. Perform ? InstallErrorCause(O, options).
  5. Let errorsList be ? IterableToList(errors).
  6. Perform ! DefinePropertyOrThrow(O, "errors", PropertyDescriptor { [[Configurable]]: true, [[Enumerable]]: false, [[Writable]]: true, [[Value]]: ! CreateArrayFromList(errorsList) }).
  7. Return O.

20.5.8 Abstract Operations for Error Objects

20.5.8.1 InstallErrorCause ( O, options )

The abstract operation InstallErrorCause takes arguments O (an Object) and options. It is used to create "cause" property on O when the "cause" property is present on options. It performs the following steps when called:

  1. If Type(options) is Object and ? HasProperty(options, "cause") is true, then
    1. Let cause be ? Get(options, "cause").
    2. Perform ! CreateNonEnumerableDataPropertyOrThrow(O, "cause", cause).
  2. Return NormalCompletion(undefined).

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