error.js

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/**
 * @fileoverview Provides a base class for custom Error objects such that the
 * stack is correctly maintained.
 *
 * You should never need to throw goog.debug.Error(msg) directly, Error(msg) is
 * sufficient.
 *
 */

goog.provide('goog.debug.Error');



/**
 * Base class for custom error objects.
 * @param {*=} opt_msg The message associated with the error.
 * @constructor
 * @extends {Error}
 */
goog.debug.Error = function(opt_msg) {

  // Ensure there is a stack trace.
  if (Error.captureStackTrace) {
    Error.captureStackTrace(this, goog.debug.Error);
  } else {
    this.stack = new Error().stack || '';
  }

  if (opt_msg) {
    this.message = String(opt_msg);
  }
};
goog.inherits(goog.debug.Error, Error);


/** @override */
goog.debug.Error.prototype.name = 'CustomError';