throw

signature: throw(error: any, scheduler: Scheduler): Observable

Emit error on subscription.

Examples

Example 1: Throw error on subscription

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// RxJS v6+
import { throwError } from 'rxjs';

//emits an error with specified value on subscription
const source = throwError('This is an error!');
//output: 'Error: This is an error!'
const subscribe = source.subscribe({
  next: val => console.log(val),
  complete: () => console.log('Complete!'),
  error: val => console.log(`Error: ${val}`)
});

Related Examples

• Throwing after 3 retries

Additional Resources

• throw 📰 - Official docs
• Creation operators: empty, never, and throw 🎥 💵 - André Staltz

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📁 Source Code: https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/internal/observable/throwError.ts