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DefensiveNullCheckError

Represents an error that occurs when a defensive null check is tripped. This error should never be thrown and indicates a bug in the Tevm VM if it is thrown.

Example

import { DefensiveNullCheckError } from '@tevm/errors'


function assertNotNull(value, message) {
  if (value === null || value === undefined) {
    throw new DefensiveNullCheckError(message)
  }
  return value
}


try {
  const result = someFunction()
  assertNotNull(result, 'Result should not be null')
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof DefensiveNullCheckError) {
    console.error('Unexpected null value:', error.message)
    // This indicates a bug in the Tevm VM
    reportBugToTevmRepository(error)
  }
}

Extends

Constructors

new DefensiveNullCheckError()

new DefensiveNullCheckError(message?, args?): DefensiveNullCheckError

Constructs a DefensiveNullCheckError.

Parameters

• message?: string

Human-readable error message.

• args?: DefensiveNullCheckErrorParameters = {}

Additional parameters for the error.

Returns

DefensiveNullCheckError

Overrides

InternalError.constructor

Defined in

packages/errors/src/defensive/DefensiveNullCheckError.js:51

Properties

_tag

_tag: string

Same as name, used internally.

Inherited from

InternalError._tag

Defined in

packages/errors/src/defensive/DefensiveNullCheckError.js:63

cause

cause: any

Inherited from

InternalError.cause

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:114

code

code: number

Inherited from

InternalError.code

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:112

details

details: string

Inherited from

InternalError.details

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:91

docsPath

docsPath: undefined | string

Path to the documentation for this error.

Inherited from

InternalError.docsPath

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:96

message

message: string

Human-readable error message.

Inherited from

InternalError.message

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/typescript@5.6.2/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.es5.d.ts:1077

meta

meta: undefined | object

Optional object containing additional information about the error.

Inherited from

InternalError.meta

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/InternalErrorError.js:75

metaMessages

metaMessages: undefined | string[]

Additional meta messages for more context.

Inherited from

InternalError.metaMessages

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:100

name

name: string

The name of the error, used to discriminate errors.

Inherited from

InternalError.name

Defined in

packages/errors/src/defensive/DefensiveNullCheckError.js:62

shortMessage

shortMessage: string

Inherited from

InternalError.shortMessage

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:104

stack?

optional stack: string

Inherited from

InternalError.stack

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/typescript@5.6.2/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.es5.d.ts:1078

version

version: string

Inherited from

InternalError.version

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:108

code

static code: number = -32603

The error code for InternalError.

Inherited from

InternalError.code

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/InternalErrorError.js:52

prepareStackTrace()?

static optional prepareStackTrace: (err, stackTraces) => any

Optional override for formatting stack traces

Parameters

• err: Error

• stackTraces: CallSite[]

Returns

any

See

https://v8.dev/docs/stack-trace-api#customizing-stack-traces

Inherited from

InternalError.prepareStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@22.7.3/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:143

stackTraceLimit

static stackTraceLimit: number

Inherited from

InternalError.stackTraceLimit

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@22.7.3/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:145

Methods

walk()

walk(fn?): unknown

Walks through the error chain.

Parameters

• fn?: Function

A function to execute on each error in the chain.

Returns

unknown

The first error that matches the function, or the original error.

Inherited from

InternalError.walk

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:137

captureStackTrace()

captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt)

static captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt?): void

Create .stack property on a target object

Parameters

• targetObject: object

• constructorOpt?: Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

InternalError.captureStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@22.7.3/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:136

captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt)

static captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt?): void

Create .stack property on a target object

Parameters

• targetObject: object

• constructorOpt?: Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

InternalError.captureStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/bun-types@1.1.29/node_modules/bun-types/globals.d.ts:1630

captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt)

static captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt?): void

Create .stack property on a target object

Parameters

• targetObject: object

• constructorOpt?: Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

InternalError.captureStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@20.12.14/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:21