16 Errors

An implementation must report most errors at the time the relevant ECMAScript language construct is evaluated. An early error is an error that can be detected and reported prior to the evaluation of any construct in the Program containing the error. An implementation must report early errors in a Program prior to the first evaluation of that Program. Early errors in eval code are reported at the time eval is called but prior to evaluation of any construct within the eval code. All errors that are not early errors are runtime errors.

An implementation must treat any instance of the following kinds of errors as an early error:

An implementation shall not treat other kinds of errors as early errors even if the compiler can prove that a construct cannot execute without error under any circumstances. An implementation may issue an early warning in such a case, but it should not report the error until the relevant construct is actually executed.

An implementation shall report all errors as specified, except for the following: