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JavaScript Error Handling: try/catch

Master error handling in JavaScript. Learn try/catch, throw, and how to handle errors gracefully.

Alex Thompson
December 19, 2025
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JavaScript Error Handling

Why Handle Errors?

Errors happen. Without handling, your app crashes.

``` ┌─────────────────────┐ │ Code runs │ │ Error occurs │ └──────────┬──────────┘ │ ┌───────────▼───────────┐ │ App crashes! │ │ (Bad user experience)│ └───────────────────────┘ ```

try/catch Block

```javascript try { // Code that might fail const data = JSON.parse(invalidJson); } catch (error) { // Handle error console.error('Error:', error.message); } ```

**Flow:** ``` try block ├─ Success → Continue └─ Error → Jump to catch block ```

Throwing Errors

```javascript function divide(a, b) { if (b === 0) { throw new Error('Cannot divide by zero'); } return a / b; } ```

Key Takeaway

Handle errors with try/catch. Prevent app crashes. Provide user-friendly error messages. Essential for robust applications.

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