Fix TS example for recording exceptions

open-telemetry · Jan 10, 2025 · e5e89f2 · e5e89f2
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commit e5e89f2
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/js/instrumentation.md b/content/en/docs/languages/js/instrumentation.md
@@ -1085,7 +1085,9 @@ import opentelemetry, { SpanStatusCode } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 try {
   doWork();
 } catch (ex) {
-  span.recordException(ex);
+  if (ex instanceof Error) {
+    span.recordException(ex);
+  }
   span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR });
 }
 ```
@@ -1100,7 +1102,9 @@ const opentelemetry = require('@opentelemetry/api');
 try {
   doWork();
 } catch (ex) {
-  span.recordException(ex);
+  if (ex instanceof Error) {
+    span.recordException(ex);
+  }
   span.setStatus({ code: opentelemetry.SpanStatusCode.ERROR });
 }
 ```