“exit” functions usually quit the program or script along with an error message as paramete. For example die(…) in php
die("sorry my fault, didn't mean to but now I am in byte nirvana")
The equivalent in JS is to signal an error with the throw keyword like this:
throw new Error();
You can easily test this:
var m = 100;
throw '';
var x = 100;
x
>>>undefined
m
>>>100