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# get name()

## `TypeError.prototype.name`

The [`get`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/get) accessor obtains error name of a [`string`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String) type, set to `'TypeError'` that is being thrown.

{% code title="type-error.class.ts" %}

```typescript
public get name(): string {
  return 'TypeError';
}
```

{% endcode %}

### Return type

#### [<mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark>](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/basic-types.html#string)

### Returns

The **return value** is the error instance name of [`string`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String) type.

## Example usage

```typescript
// Example usage.
import { TypeError } from '@angular-package/error';

// Returns "TypeError".
new TypeError('problem', 'Fix accessor.').name;
```