ReactiveX/rxjs · error · TypeError

Symbol.iterator must return an object

Error message

Symbol.iterator must return an object

What it means

Error "Symbol.iterator must return an object" thrown in ReactiveX/rxjs.

Source

Thrown at packages/observable-polyfill/src/index.ts:354

  const method = (value as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>)[key];
  if (method == null) {
    return undefined;
  }
  if (typeof method !== 'function') {
    throw new TypeError(`${String(key)} must be callable`);
  }
  return method as Callable;
}

function getSyncIteratorRecord<T>(value: object): SyncIteratorRecord<T> {
  const iteratorMethod = getMethod(value, Symbol.iterator);
  if (!iteratorMethod) {
    throw new TypeError('Object does not define a callable Symbol.iterator method');
  }

  const iterator = iteratorMethod.call(value);
  if (!isObject(iterator)) {
    throw new TypeError('Symbol.iterator must return an object');
  }

  const next = getMethod(iterator, 'next');
  if (!next) {
    throw new TypeError('Iterator must define a callable next() method');
  }
  return { iterator, next };
}

function getAsyncIteratorRecord(value: object): AsyncIteratorRecord {
  const asyncIteratorMethod = getMethod(value, Symbol.asyncIterator);
  if (asyncIteratorMethod) {
    const iterator = asyncIteratorMethod.call(value);
    if (!isObject(iterator)) {
      throw new TypeError('Symbol.asyncIterator must return an object');
    }
    return { iterator };
  }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/observable-polyfill/src/index.ts:354 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ReactiveX/rxjs@54796b38a5 (2026-08-28). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1a23e65bfaaa4b07. Report an issue: GitHub.