NestJS · Junior · Question 37 of 75

What is an exception filter?

✓Correct answer: A class with @Catch() that handles thrown exceptions and builds the response, e.g. to change the error format
2A pipe that filters request bodies
3A logger that ignores errors

Explanation

Filters can be bound to a method, controller or globally with app.useGlobalFilters().

Further reading

NestJS: Exception filters ↗

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