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# Dexie.InvalidStateError

#### Inheritance Hierarchy

* [Error](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error)
  * Dexie.DexieError
    * Dexie.InvalidStateError

#### Description

Can happen when trying to use IndexedDB resource when not in a valid state to do so. For example, calling db.transaction() from within an upgrade callback (when current transaction is an upgrade transaction.)

#### Sample using Promise.catch()

```javascript
doSomeDatabaseWork().then(result => {
    // Success
}).catch('InvalidStateError', e => {
    // Failed with InvalidStateError
    console.error ("InvalidState error: " + e.message);
}).catch(Error, e => {
    // Any other error derived from standard Error
    console.error ("Error: " + e.message);
}).catch(e => {
    // Other error such as a string was thrown
    console.error (e);
});
```

#### Sample: switch(error.name)

```javascript
db.on('error', function (error) {
    switch (error.name) {
        // errnames.InvalidState ==="InvalidStateError"
        case Dexie.errnames.InvalidState:
            console.error ("InvalidState error");
            break;
        default:
            console.error ("error: " + error);
    }
});
```

#### Properties

| name    | Will always be Dexie.errnames.InvalidState === "InvalidStateError"                 |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| message | Detailed message                                                                   |
| inner?  | Inner exception instance (if any)                                                  |
| stack   | Can be present if the error was thrown. If signaled, there wont be any call stack. |