This JavaScript exception X is (not) Y occurs if there is a data type that is not expected there. Unexpected is undefined or null values.
Message:
TypeError: Unable to get property {x} of undefined or null reference (Edge)
TypeError: "x" is (not) "y" (Firefox)
Few example are given below:
TypeError: "x" is undefined
TypeError: "y" is null
TypeError: "undefined" is not an object
TypeError: "y" is not an object or null
TypeError: "x" is not a symbol
Error Type:
TypeError
Cause of Error: There is an unexpected datatype provided to any of the methods, Which expects something else. This occurs with undefined or null values.
Example 1: In this example, the variable(‘var_name’) is undefined, So the error has occurred.
Javascript
let var_name = undefined;console.log(var_name.substring(3)); |
Output(In Edge console):
TypeError: Unable to get property 'substring' of undefined or null reference
Example 2: In this example, the variable(‘var1’) is null, So the error has occurred.
Javascript
let var1 = null;console.log(var1.substring(3)); |
Output(In Edge console):
TypeError: Unable to get property 'substring' of undefined or null reference
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