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error

Go errors can wrap other errors to add context while preserving the original cause. Use errors.Is and errors.As to inspect the full error chain.

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Since
Go 1.13

Syntax

func (e *QueryError) Unwrap() error
errors.Is(err, target)
errors.As(err, target)
errors.Unwrap(err)
fmt.Errorf("context: %w", err)

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Source: Working with Errors in Go 1.13. Checked 2026-11-03.