Dom.report all js exceptions

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is dom.report_all_js_exceptions.

This article describes the preference dom.report_all_js_exceptions. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
- 2.1 True
- 2.2 False
3 Recommended settings
4 First checked in
5 Has an effect in
6 Related bugs
7 Related preferences
8 See also
9 External links

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Background

Starting in Firefox 3 (Gecko 1.9), the behavior of JavaScript exception logging to the Error Console changed to be less verbose. In particular, exceptions raised in inner JavaScript frames may not be logged in some circumstances. This preference allows those exceptions to appear in the Error Console.

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Possible values and their effects

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True

Log exceptions in inner JS frames in the Error Console.

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False

Do not log exceptions in inner JS frames to the console. (Default)

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Recommended settings

If you are an extension developer and need to see exceptions associated with JavaScript and C++ interacting, you should set this preference to true.

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