TypeError: "x" is not a non-null object
The JavaScript exception "is not a non-null object" occurs when an object is expected
somewhere and wasn't provided. null
is not an object and won't work.
Message
TypeError: Property description must be an object: x (V8-based) TypeError: Property descriptor must be an object, got "x" (Firefox) TypeError: Property description must be an object. (Safari) TypeError: Invalid value used in weak set (V8-based) TypeError: WeakSet value must be an object, got "x" (Firefox) TypeError: Attempted to add a non-object value to a WeakSet (Safari)
Error type
What went wrong?
An object is expected somewhere and wasn't provided. null
is not an
object and won't work. You must provide a proper object in the given situation.
Examples
Property descriptor expected
When methods like Object.create()
or
Object.defineProperty()
and Object.defineProperties()
are
used, the optional descriptor parameter expects a property descriptor object. Providing
no object (like just a number), will throw an error:
js
Object.defineProperty({}, "key", 1);
// TypeError: 1 is not a non-null object
Object.defineProperty({}, "key", null);
// TypeError: null is not a non-null object
A valid property descriptor object might look like this:
js
Object.defineProperty({}, "key", { value: "foo", writable: false });