JavaScript TypeError – Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument

This JavaScript exception invalid Array.prototype.sort argument occurs if the parameter of Array.prototype.sort() is not from either undefined or a function which sorts accordingly.

Message:

TypeError: argument is not a function object (Edge)
TypeError: invalid Array.prototype.sort argument (Firefox)

Error Type:

TypeError

Cause of the Error: The argument is passed to the sort() method should be either undefined or a function which compares its operands.

Example 1: In this example, argument passed to sort() method is not expected, So the error has occurred.

Javascript

[2, 5, 6, 1, 3].sort(3); // error here

Output:

TypeError: argument is not a function object

Example 2: In this example, argument passed to sort() method is not expected, So the error has occurred.

Javascript

let compareFun = {
    Asc: (a, b) => a >= b,
    Dsc: (a, b) => a <= b
};

// TypeError
[1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 8].sort(
    compareFun[this.key] || 'Asc');

Output:

TypeError: argument is not a function object