TypeError: class constructors must be invoked with 'new'

Message

TypeError: Class constructor X cannot be invoked without 'new' (V8-based)
TypeError: Class constructors cannot be invoked without 'new' (V8-based)
TypeError: class constructors must be invoked with 'new' (Firefox)
TypeError: Cannot call a class constructor without |new| (Safari)

Error type

What went wrong?

In JavaScript, calling a function without new and constructing a function with new are two distinct operations, and functions can behave differently depending on how they are called.

Traditionally, JavaScript functions have been used as both constructors and normal functions, and can detect how they were called using new.target. However, class constructors are always constructors and cannot be called as normal functions.

Examples

Invalid cases

class X {}
X(); // TypeError: class constructors must be invoked with 'new'

Valid cases

class X {}
new X();

See also

• Classes
• new