Error().stack undefined in Cordova iOS, but works on Android?

Question

The following javascript code prints "stack is undefined" on iOS 6.1 / Xcode 5 using Cordova 3.4, but it works fine (prints nothing) using Cordova on Android. It also works fine in a web browser. What's so different about iOS?

if (typeof new Error().stack == 'undefined') {
    console.log("stack is undefined.");
}

What gives?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 06 '14 at 14:54

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Unfortunately, Error.stack is a non-standard property and may not be present in all browsers. It appears they did not write it into Cordova on iOS.

answered Aug 06 '14 at 14:54

Mike Cluck

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So sad. Is it possible to get the stack trace another way? – Michael Galaxy Aug 06 '14 at 14:59
It's quite hacky but [there is a way to get it](http://stackoverflow.com/a/635852/371184) without the `Error.stack` property. – Mike Cluck Aug 06 '14 at 15:00

Error().stack undefined in Cordova iOS, but works on Android?

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