TypeError: WeakSet key/WeakMap value 'x' must be an object or an unregistered symbol
The JavaScript exception "WeakSet key (or WeakMap value) 'x' must be an object or an unregistered symbol" occurs when a value of invalid type is used as a key in a WeakSet or as a value in a WeakMap.
Message
TypeError: Invalid value used as weak map key (V8-based) TypeError: WeakMap key 1 must be an object or an unregistered symbol (Firefox) TypeError: WeakMap keys must be objects or non-registered symbols (Safari) TypeError: Invalid value used in weak set (V8-based) TypeError: WeakSet value 1 must be an object or an unregistered symbol (Firefox) TypeError: WeakSet values must be objects or non-registered symbols (Safari)
Error type
TypeError
What went wrong?
WeakSet and WeakMap require the keys to be garbage collectable. Only objects and non-registered symbols (that is, symbols not returned by Symbol.for()) are valid. For more information, see Memory management. If you want to add keys that are strings, numbers, or other primitive values, you should store them in a regular Set or Map instead.
Examples
Invalid cases
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new WeakSet().add(1); // TypeError
new WeakMap().set(1, {}); // TypeError
new WeakSet([1]); // TypeError
new WeakMap([[1, {}]]); // TypeError
Valid cases
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new WeakSet().add({}); // OK
new WeakMap().set({}, 1); // OK
new Set([1]); // OK
new Map([[1, {}]]); // OK