The JavaScript exception "right-hand side of 'in' should be an object" occurs when the
in
operator
was used to search in strings, or in numbers, or other primitive types. It can only be used to check if a property is in an object.
TypeError: Invalid operand to 'in' (Edge) TypeError: right-hand side of 'in' should be an object, got 'x' (Firefox) TypeError: cannot use 'in' operator to search for 'x' in 'y' (Firefox, Chrome)
in
operator
can only be used to check if a property is in an object. You can't search in strings, or in numbers, or other primitive types.
Unlike in other programming languages (e.g. Python), you can't search in strings using the
in
operator
.
"Hello" in "Hello World"; // TypeError: cannot use 'in' operator to search for 'Hello' in 'Hello World'
Instead you will need to use
String.prototype.indexOf()
, for example.
"Hello World".indexOf("Hello") !== -1;
// true
null
or
undefined
Make sure the object you are inspecting isn't actually
null
or
undefined
.
var foo = null; "bar" in foo; // TypeError: cannot use 'in' operator to search for 'bar' in 'foo' (Chrome) // TypeError: right-hand side of 'in' should be an object, got null (Firefox)
in
operator always expects an object.
var foo = { baz: "bar" };
"bar" in foo; // false
"PI" in Math; // true
"pi" in Math; // false
Be careful when using the
in
operator to search in
Array
objects. The
in
operator checks the index number, not the value at that index.
var trees = ['redwood', 'bay', 'cedar', 'oak', 'maple']; 3 in trees; // true "oak" in trees; // false