comparison function must either function or undefined JS – Code Example

In this article we will show you the code to resolve TypeError: The comparison function must be either a function or undefined. It is raised if you provide wrong arguments to the javascript sort() function. This function only accepts either undefined or a function which can compare two variables.

Other forms of same error message are –

• TypeError: invalid Array.prototype.sort argument
• TypeError: Array.prototype.sort requires the comparator argument to be a function or undefined

Code Example –

TypeError –

[1, 3, 2].sort(5);

Correct –

[1, 3, 2].sort();   // [1, 2, 3]

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TypeError –

const cmp = {
 asc: (x, y) => x >= y,
 dsc: (x, y) => x <= y 
};

[1, 3, 2].sort( cmp[this.key] || 'asc' );

Correct –

const cmp = {
 asc: (x, y) => x >= y,
 dsc: (x, y) => x <= y 
};

[1, 3, 2].sort( cmp[this.key || 'asc'] ); // [1, 2, 3]

Source – MDN