EventEmitter throws when emitting 'error'

[Munter]

This code

var events = require('events');
var emitter = new events.EventEmitter();
emitter.emit('error');

throws:

events.js:74
        throw TypeError('Uncaught, unspecified "error" event.');
              ^
TypeError: Uncaught, unspecified "error" event.
    at TypeError (<anonymous>)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:74:15)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/munter/git/fusile/waat.js:7:6)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)
    at startup (node.js:119:16)
    at node.js:935:3

If I have at least one emitter.on('error', ...) listener it doesn't throw

[Munter]

Ah, now I found it in the docs. Closing :(

[justinmchase]

@Munter Where is this in the docs?

I am looking here:
https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_emitter_emit_event_arg1_arg2

And it says it should return a boolean but nothing about throwing an error. Has this documentation regressed?

[targos]

@justinmchase it is in this section: https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_events_eventemitter

[justinmchase]

@targos Thanks!