---
name: "Builtins.exceptionMessage"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Builtins.exceptionMessage"
---

# Builtins.exceptionMessage(3kaya)

Get a human-readable error message

## NAME

Builtins::exceptionMessage - Get a human-readable error message

## SYNOPSIS

**String exceptionMessage(** *Exception e* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**e** The caught **Exception**

## DESCRIPTION

Return the error message in an Exception. This is useful for determining the exception caught by a catch-all clause, but it is preferable to catch Exceptions by name.

-

   try {\
        functionThatMayGoWrong(a,b,c);\
    } catch(e) {\
        putStrLn("Something went wrong: "+exceptionMessage(e));\
    }

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Builtins.exceptionBacktrace (3kaya)**

**Builtins.exceptionCode (3kaya)**