The Error “Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a function”, is an error that is invoked when you are trying to code in vue.js and have recently updated your sass-loader. Given below is the snippet of the error you might get:
Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a functionI would like to share with you the steps I took to fix the “Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a function”
Why “Syntax Error TypeError this.getOptions is not a function” Error is Seen?
The error, “Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a function” is seen because, the version of sass-loader you are using in your system is not compatible with the version of vue that you are using in your system.
This error is seen because vue uses webpack and older versions of webpack are not supported by newer versions of sass.
Since version 11.0.0 of sass-loader and version 8.0.0 of less-loader, the minimum version of webpack supported is version 5
The detailed solution to fix the error “Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a function”, is given below:
How to fix “Syntax Error TypeError this.getOptions is not a function” Error?
To fix the error, you will have to downgrade the version of sass-loader to version 10.1.1 because the webpack version which you are using in your vue.js is not compatible with your current updated sass-loader.
To fix the error, “Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a function”, you will have to follow the steps mentioned below:
First, you will have to downgrade the version of sass-loader which you are using to version 10.1.1. To do so run the code mentioned below in your package.json
"sass-loader": "^10",In case you have started a new Nuxt.js CLI application and have installed Sass using the following command: npm i sass; then you will have installed the latest version of Sass.
To downgrade your sass version, you have to delete your node_modules folder and run the code mentioned below:
npm i sass-loader@10 In case you are using yarn; first run the command yarn remove sass-loader; then you can downgrade your sass-loader by running the command mentioned below:
yarn add sass-loader@^10.1.1This should fix the error “Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a function”.
Conclusion
To fix the error “Syntax Error: TypeError: this.getOptions is not a function”, you will have to downgrade the version of sass-loader to version 10.1.1 because the webpack version which you are using in your vue.js is not compatible with your current updated sass-loader.