Cannot read property 'data' of undefined - LWC

1.6K Asked by BrianKennedy in Salesforce , Asked on Jul 11, 2021

I'm trying to work with Map in LWC. I have three lightning cards(Each card will have unique identifier. for ex: Key from my map) in my component. I wanted to iterate over the map and fetch value based on key and show it on each lightning card. But even before I can use the map in HTML I'm getting below error when my component is rendered.However, map is returning the expected values.

Error during LWC component connect phase: [Cannot read property 'data' of undefined]

Below is my code:

js code

import { LightningElement, wire , track} from 'lwc'; import controllerMEthod from '@salesforce/apex/myController.controllerMEthod'; export default class myCmponentLWC extends LightningElement { @track mapData=[]; @wire(controllerMEthod) wrprMap(result) { if (result.data) { var conts = result.data; for(var key in conts){ this.mapData.push({value:conts[key], key:key}); } } } }

Apex code

public with sharing class myController{ public static Map wrprMap = new Map(); @AuraEnabled(cacheable=true) public static Map controllerMEthod() { for(object1__c obj : [SELECT Id, field2__c ,field3__c,field4__c FROM object1__c]){ wrapperClass = new wrapperClass(); wrpr.string1= obj.field2__c ; wrpr.booleanVal = String.valueOf(obj.field3__c); wrpr.string2= obj.Id; wrpr.string3= obj.field4__c; wrprMap.put(wrpr.string1, wrpr); } system.debug('wrprMap---------'+wrprMap); return wrprMap; } public class wrapperClass{ @AuraEnabled public string string1; @AuraEnabled public Boolean booleanVal{get; set;} @AuraEnabled public String string2; @AuraEnabled public String string3; } }

Answered by Dadhija raj

The method may not initially return any data before hitting the server, so you should check for that first:

if(result && result.data) { this.mapData = Object.entries(result.data).map(([key,value]) => ({key,value})); }

Here we have trouble shooting steps to resolve  error “cannot read property 'data' of undefined”.

Troubleshooting process

Determine the component

First of all, you need to determine which components on the screen lead to standard library alarms. This step is simpler because it is used on the screen.record-edit-form There are only two components. After a slight review, I found that two components will throw this error.

Analytical components

The component contains two parts, one isrecord-edit-form In uselightning-output-field Display the fields of the object, one is usedlightning-input-field To call up the input box of the field, let the user enter information. According to the error message, it seems that there is a problem.displayValue , This is cooked, because in my JS file, I will use the LWC standard API.getRecord To manually extract the field value, in the extraction process, you will use similar:data.fields.fieldName__c.displayValue To save the obtained value. Will not be taken this placeundefined What about the field?

Note JS code

According to the above analysis, I will bring all the jsdisplayValue The code comment. Unfortunately, the warning information did not disappear.

Direction to HTML code

If it is not a warning caused by the API in the JS, then the problem is likely to be in the HTML code. First of all, I think of the problem of physical names. If the physical name of the field is inconsistent with the background, it will also cause a similar error. So I willoutputField Each field that appears is compared with the background definition. There is no error. Then, I also compared the permissions of the object field in the profile, still there is no problem.

First lock field

Since all the attempts above failed, I can only use stupid methods, because I noticed that this warning message will appear without each field, actually there is only one field in my component. Therefore, first find that the field will help to find the problem. Thus, in the HTML file, the "two-point method" is used to lock the field of problems. Then the background definition of this field is compared with the normal field.

Find the key

After I lock the field, find another same type, but will not alarm the field, compare the difference between the two, and there is nothing difference at first glance. But when Field accessibility In, I finally found the spider silk.

Hope this will help!

Your Answer

Answer (1)

Ranjana

The error "Cannot read property 'Data' of undefined" in Lightning Web Components (LWC) typically occurs when you try to access a property of an object that hasn't been initialized or is undefined. This can happen due to several reasons, such as asynchronous data fetching, incorrect object references, or initialization issues.

Here are some steps to debug and fix this error:

1. Check Data Binding and Initialization

Ensure that the data is properly initialized before accessing it. If you are fetching data asynchronously, make sure to handle the data loading state properly.

export default class MyComponent extends LightningElement {

      data;    connectedCallback() {        this.fetchData();    }    async fetchData() {        try {            const result = await someAsyncFunction();            this.data = result;        } catch (error) {            console.error('Error fetching data:', error);        }    }}

{data.Data}

2. Handle Undefined Data Gracefully

Always check if the data is defined before accessing its properties.

  if (this.data && this.data.Data) {    // Safe to use this.data.Data}

In the HTML:

{data.Data}

3. Default Values

Assign default values to avoid undefined errors.

  export default class MyComponent extends LightningElement {    data = {};    connectedCallback() {        this.fetchData();    }    async fetchData() {        try {            const result = await someAsyncFunction();            this.data = result || {};        } catch (error) {            console.error('Error fetching data:', error);            this.data = {};  // Ensure data is always an object        }    }}

4. Debugging

Add console logs to inspect the state of your data at various points in the code.

export default class MyComponent extends LightningElement {

data;

      connectedCallback() {        this.fetchData();    }    async fetchData() {        try {            const result = await someAsyncFunction();            console.log('Fetched data:', result);            this.data = result;        } catch (error) {            console.error('Error fetching data:', error);        }    }}

Example Scenario with Salesforce Apex

If you are calling an Apex method to fetch data, ensure you handle the promise correctly.

  import { LightningElement, wire } from 'lwc';import getData from '@salesforce/apex/MyApexController.getData';export default class MyComponent extends LightningElement {

data;

      @wire(getData)    wiredData({ error, data }) {        if (data) {            this.data = data;        } else if (error) {            console.error('Error fetching data:', error);        }    }}

In the HTML:

{data.Data}

Summary

Initialize variables properly.
Check for undefined before accessing properties.
Handle asynchronous operations correctly and ensure data is loaded before accessing it.
Use default values to avoid undefined issues.
Debug with console logs to trace the data flow.

By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the "Cannot read property 'Data' of undefined" error in your Lightning Web Components.

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