This error message typically occurs when you try to access a property of an object that is null or undefined. Here are a few possible ways to solve the TypeError: Cannot read property ‘someProperty’ of null error:
Check if the object is null or undefined before accessing its properties:
if (myObject !== null && myObject.someProperty) { // Do something with myObject.someProperty }
Use the optional chaining operator (?.) introduced in ES2020 to safely access nested properties:
const someProperty = myObject?.nestedObject?.someProperty;
This will assign undefined to someProperty if any of the intermediate objects (myObject or nestedObject) are null or undefined.
Initialize the object to a default value if it is null or undefined:
const myObject = someFunctionThatMightReturnNull() || {}; const someProperty = myObject.someProperty;
This will assign an empty object to myObject if someFunctionThatMightReturnNull() returns null or undefined, so that you can safely access its properties.
Use a try-catch block to handle the error if you know that the object might be null or undefined:
try { const someProperty = myObject.someProperty; // Do something with someProperty } catch (error) { // Handle the error }
This will catch the TypeError if myObject is null or undefined and allow you to handle the error gracefully.