react-native: TypeError: Super expression must either be null or a function

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TypeError: Super expression must either be null or a function

_inherits
    inherits.js:5:10
<unknown>
    index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:157734:27
<unknown>
    index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:157939:3
loadModuleImplementation
    require.js:321:4
guardedLoadModule
    require.js:210:11
metroRequire
    require.js:128:6
<global>
    index.js:7
loadModuleImplementation
    require.js:321:4
guardedLoadModule
    require.js:210:11
metroRequire
    require.js:128:6

React Native version:

System:
    OS: macOS 10.15.4
    CPU: (16) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9880H CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Memory: 1.49 GB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.7.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 10.19.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.19.0/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.0 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.13.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.19.0/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 13.2, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1
    Android SDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: Not Found
    Xcode: 11.3.1/11C504 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  React-native :
    0.61.5 => 0.62

## Steps To Reproduce
Upgrade error

## Expected Results

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 4 years ago
Reactions: 5
Comments: 22

Most upvoted comments

I used RN 0.62.2 and it works fine in IOS , but when i trying to run it with android i get the error you mention above… i checked all your’s suggestions but it’s didn’t help. Any advise guys? Answer- Problem with RN 0.62 + ‘react-native-gifted-chat’ after comment ‘react-native-gifted-chat’ the problem was solved https://github.com/FaridSafi/react-native-gifted-chat/issues/1703

+24

barak109 on May 2, 2020

All the workarounds I’m seeing are to change the class you are extending, or upgrade a library.

Can someone explain the underlying issue that causes this error?

+13

curiousdustin on May 8, 2020

ni samjh ara

rishabjain88 on Jan 18, 2021

I fixed my problem on React-Native 0.62.2, replacing: export class MyComponent extends TouchableHighlight { with export class MyComponent extends React.Component {

matteocollina on Apr 26, 2020

In my case the problem was indeed react-native-gifted-chat, however I am adding myself to the list of the curious people who would like to know the cause of the problem and mostly why it happens only on android.

superandrew on Sep 1, 2020

I am running into this issue as well and, like @curiousdustin , am really curious of the underlying cause. I’m not sure where to start looking for what is broken. The stack trace is minified code on top of minified code.

dzoba on Aug 8, 2020

I had this issue after upgrading from 0.61.5 to 0.62, and it was caused by @expo/react-native-action-sheet.

https://github.com/expo/react-native-action-sheet/issues/161

emersonhsieh on Mar 28, 2020

export default class Base extends TouchableOpacity

The extends problem requires modifying all extends

JonsonHI on Mar 30, 2020