Cannot convert object to primitive value error in react application?

Question

I'm developing a simple react-spring boot application, but because of a GitHub issue I recreate my application starter files using IntelliJ and installed the node modules using the previous application's package.json file's dependency data.

If I use a collapsing navigation bar (hamburger bar-->responsive navbars which collapse in the mobile view) and click the hamburger button to see the nav links it gives me the below error. But all those things went well in the previous application.

TypeError: Cannot convert object to primitive value
HTMLDivElement.<anonymous>
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/js/src/collapse.js:346
  343 |   ...typeof config === 'object' && config ? config : {}
  344 | }
  345 | 
> 346 | if (!data && _config.toggle && /show|hide/.test(config)) {
      | ^  347 |   _config.toggle = false
  348 | }
  349 | 
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Function.each
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/webapp/front-end/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:381
  378 | if ( isArrayLike( obj ) ) {
  379 |     length = obj.length;
  380 |     for ( ; i < length; i++ ) {
> 381 |         if ( callback.call( obj[ i ], i, obj[ i ] ) === false ) {
      | ^  382 |            break;
  383 |         }
  384 |     }
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jQuery.fn.init.each
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/webapp/front-end/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:203
  200 | 
  201 | // Execute a callback for every element in the matched set.
  202 | each: function( callback ) {
> 203 |     return jQuery.each( this, callback );
      | ^  204 | },
  205 | 
  206 | map: function( callback ) {
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jQuery.fn.init._jQueryInterface [as collapse]
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/js/src/collapse.js:337
  334 | }
  335 | 
  336 | static _jQueryInterface(config) {
> 337 |   return this.each(function () {
      | ^  338 |     const $this   = $(this)
  339 |     let data      = $this.data(DATA_KEY)
  340 |     const _config = {
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HTMLDivElement.<anonymous>
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/js/src/collapse.js:385
  382 |     const $target = $(this)
  383 |     const data    = $target.data(DATA_KEY)
  384 |     const config  = data ? 'toggle' : $trigger.data()
> 385 |     Collapse._jQueryInterface.call($target, config)
  386 |   })
  387 | })
  388 | 
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Function.each
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/webapp/front-end/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:381
  378 | if ( isArrayLike( obj ) ) {
  379 |     length = obj.length;
  380 |     for ( ; i < length; i++ ) {
> 381 |         if ( callback.call( obj[ i ], i, obj[ i ] ) === false ) {
      | ^  382 |            break;
  383 |         }
  384 |     }
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jQuery.fn.init.each
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/webapp/front-end/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:203
  200 | 
  201 | // Execute a callback for every element in the matched set.
  202 | each: function( callback ) {
> 203 |     return jQuery.each( this, callback );
      | ^  204 | },
  205 | 
  206 | map: function( callback ) {
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HTMLButtonElement.<anonymous>
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/js/src/collapse.js:381
  378 | const selector = Util.getSelectorFromElement(this)
  379 | const selectors = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll(selector))
  380 | 
> 381 | $(selectors).each(function () {
      | ^  382 |   const $target = $(this)
  383 |   const data    = $target.data(DATA_KEY)
  384 |   const config  = data ? 'toggle' : $trigger.data()
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HTMLDocument.dispatch
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/webapp/front-end/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:5428
  5425 | event.handleObj = handleObj;
  5426 | event.data = handleObj.data;
  5427 | 
> 5428 | ret = ( ( jQuery.event.special[ handleObj.origType ] || {} ).handle ||
       | ^  5429 |  handleObj.handler ).apply( matched.elem, args );
  5430 | 
  5431 | if ( ret !== undefined ) {
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HTMLDocument.elemData.handle
C:/Users/Hasindu/Documents/AF/Application Frameworks/online-fashion-store-master/src/main/webapp/front-end/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:5232
  5229 | 
  5230 |        // Discard the second event of a jQuery.event.trigger() and
  5231 |        // when an event is called after a page has unloaded
> 5232 |        return typeof jQuery !== "undefined" && jQuery.event.triggered !== e.type ?
       | ^  5233 |          jQuery.event.dispatch.apply( elem, arguments ) : undefined;
  5234 |    };
  5235 | }
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Answer 1

First, remove jQuery:

npm remove jquery

and then reinstall it:

npm install jquery@~3.4.1

Answer 2

I had the same problem in a rails 6 project I was developing. I am using bootstrap 4.4.1 and had the exact same problem with my collapsing navigation bar: The navbar collapses but the hamburger button which appears on collapse was not clickable.

The solution: Downgrade jquery from 3.5.0 to 3.4.1. I did not look into the actual reason of the error for now.

To add more details, the jquery version should be updated in package.json dependencies and don't forget to run yarn install --check-files after you do this for the change to be applied.

Answer 3

This is related to jQuery 3.5.0. It is a breaking change that affects many plugins. Temporarily reverting to a previous version of jQuery (like 3.4.1) fixed the issue for me.

or

Locate your Jquery package in project node_modules, delete it and reinstall it using this command

npm install jquery@~3.4.1

Source: jQuery Issue #4665

Answer 4

Like many others have said, I had the same issue with thanks to jquery 3.5.0.

It appears that this is now fixed with 3.5.1