Svelte · Senior · Question 29 of 75

What does `handleError` do, and why shouldn't it expose details?

✓Correct answer: It receives unexpected errors so you can log them and return a safe error shape for the user; stack traces may leak secrets
2It handles 404s only
3It retries failed requests

Explanation

Expected errors created with error() carry user-facing messages; unexpected ones should show a generic message.

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