The snippet doesshows it all.
function add(x, y) {
if (x && y) {
return x + y;
} else {
/**
*
* the error thrown will be instanceof Error class and InvalidArgsError also
*/
throw new InvalidArgsError();
// throw new Invalid_Args_Error();
}
}
// Declare custom error using using Class
class Invalid_Args_Error extends Error {
constructor() {
super("Invalid arguments");
Error.captureStackTrace(this);
}
}
// Declare custom error using Function
function InvalidArgsError(message) {
this.message = `Invalid arguments`;
Error.captureStackTrace(this);
}
// does the same magic as extends keyword
Object.setPrototypeOf(InvalidArgsError.prototype, Error.prototype);
try{
add(2)
}catch(e){
// true
if(e instanceof Error){
console.log(e)
}
// true
if(e instanceof InvalidArgsError){
console.log(e)
}
}