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The JavaScript strict mode-only exception "'caller', 'callee', and 'arguments' properties may not be accessed on strict mode functions or the arguments objects for calls to them" occurs when the deprecated arguments.callee, Function.prototype.caller, or Function.prototype.arguments properties are used.

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The error messages

TypeError: 'caller', 'callee', and 'arguments' properties may not be accessed on strict mode functions or the arguments objects for calls to them (V8-based & Firefox)
As listed by MDN Web Docs
TypeError: 'arguments', 'callee', and 'caller' cannot be accessed in this context. (Safari)
As listed by MDN Web Docs

Details

Category
TypeError in strict mode only
Severity
error
Runtime
both

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Source: MDN Web Docs. Data fetched 2026-09-25T01:48:37.273Z.