# stringErrorEquals

> **stringErrorEquals**(`error`, `expected`): `boolean`

Defined in: [packages/synapse-core/src/utils/contract-errors.ts:42](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/8736322ef69c7a6b0f16402937c72a79b17d03e8/packages/synapse-core/src/utils/contract-errors.ts#L42)

Check if the error message equals the expected string

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `error` | `unknown` |
| `expected` | [`StringErrorType`](/reference/filoz/synapse-core/utils/type-aliases/stringerrortype/) |

## Returns

`boolean`