docs: string vs object errors + accessing data of server-thrown errors (#27398)

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### `createError` ### `createError`
```ts [TS Signature] ```ts [TS Signature]
function createError (err: { cause, data, message, name, stack, statusCode, statusMessage, fatal }): Error function createError (err: string | { cause, data, message, name, stack, statusCode, statusMessage, fatal }): Error
``` ```
Create an error object with additional metadata. It is usable in both the Vue and Server portions of your app, and is meant to be thrown. Create an error object with additional metadata. You can pass a string to be set as the error `message` or an object containing error properties. It is usable in both the Vue and Server portions of your app, and is meant to be thrown.
If you throw an error created with `createError`: If you throw an error created with `createError`:
- on server-side, it will trigger a full-screen error page which you can clear with [`clearError`](#clearerror). - on server-side, it will trigger a full-screen error page which you can clear with [`clearError`](#clearerror).

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## Parameters ## Parameters
- `err`: `{ cause, data, message, name, stack, statusCode, statusMessage, fatal }` - `err`: `string | { cause, data, message, name, stack, statusCode, statusMessage, fatal }`
You can pass either a string or an object to the `createError` function. If you pass a string, it will be used as the error `message`, and the `statusCode` will default to `500`. If you pass an object, you can set multiple properties of the error, such as `statusCode`, `message`, and other error properties.
## In Vue App ## In Vue App
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}) })
``` ```
In API routes, using `createError` by passing an object with a short `statusMessage` is recommended because it can be accessed on the client side. Otherwise, a `message` passed to `createError` on an API route will not propagate to the client. Alternatively, you can use the `data` property to pass data back to the client. In any case, always consider avoiding to put dynamic user input to the message to avoid potential security issues.
:read-more{to="/docs/getting-started/error-handling"} :read-more{to="/docs/getting-started/error-handling"}