TypeError: null/undefined has no properties

The JavaScript exception "null (or undefined) has no properties" occurs when you attempt to access properties of undefined. They don't have any.

Message

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'x') (V8-based)
TypeError: Cannot destructure 'x' as it is undefined. (V8-based)
TypeError: Cannot destructure property 'x' of 'y' as it is undefined. (V8-based)
TypeError: null has no properties (Firefox)
TypeError: undefined has no properties (Firefox)
TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating 'undefined.x') (Safari)
TypeError: Right side of assignment cannot be destructured (Safari)

Error type

Examples

null and undefined have no properties

js
null.foo;
/ TypeError: null has no properties

undefined.bar;
/ TypeError: undefined has no properties

See also