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Handling Runtime Errors with error.tsx

In Next.js, the error.tsx file acts as a React Error Boundary. It catches unexpected errors in its segment and sub-segments, allowing you to display a fallback UI instead of crashing the entire app.

snippet.js

javascript

'use client';
 
import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
export default function Error({ error, reset }: { error: Error; reset: () => void }) {
  useEffect(() => {
    console.error(error);
  }, [error]);
 
  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Something went wrong!</h2>
      <button onClick={() => reset()}>Try again</button>
    </div>
  );
}

nextjs

Breakdown

'use client';

Error boundaries must be Client Components as they interact with the browser's error events.

reset: () => void

A function that prompts the segment to attempt to re-render, which can resolve temporary issues.

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