Clarify fetch() error handling behavior for Response #42497
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Add a short note explaining that fetch() only rejects on network errors and that HTTP error responses should be handled using Response.ok or Response.status.
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Corrected spacing and formatting issues in the response documentation.
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It would be better to update the example to handle this error case. Note that both the basic example in the fetch() page and the first example in the Using the Fetch API do this properly.
Added error handling for fetch response in example code.
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Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve updated the example to explicitly handle HTTP error cases using |
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Thank you, the code sample looks good to me. Just had a comment on the note.
Removed note about fetch promise rejection behavior.
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This PR adds a small clarification note explaining that fetch() only
rejects on network errors and that HTTP error responses should be
handled using Response.ok or Response.status.