refactor(table): Require T to be object | ArrayLike

Author: jamOne-

src/material/table/table-data-source.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ const MAX_SAFE_INTEGER = 9007199254740991;
  * interactions. If your app needs to support more advanced use cases, consider implementing your
  * own `DataSource`.
  */
-export class MatTableDataSource<T, P extends MatPaginator = MatPaginator> extends DataSource<T> {
+export class MatTableDataSource<
+  T extends object | ArrayLike<unknown>,
+  P extends MatPaginator = MatPaginator,
+> extends DataSource<T> {
   /** Stream that emits when a new data array is set on the data source. */
   private readonly _data: BehaviorSubject<T[]>;
 
@@ -229,16 +232,10 @@ export class MatTableDataSource<T, P extends MatPaginator = MatPaginator> extend
    * @returns Whether the filter matches against the data
    */
   filterPredicate: (data: T, filter: string) => boolean = (data: T, filter: string): boolean => {
-    if ((typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) && typeof data !== 'object') {
-      throw new Error('Default implementation of filterPredicate requires data to be object.');
-    }
-
     // Transform the filter by converting it to lowercase and removing whitespace.
     const transformedFilter = filter.trim().toLowerCase();
     // Loops over the values in the array and returns true if any of them match the filter string
-    return Object.values(data as object).some(value =>
-      `${value}`.toLowerCase().includes(transformedFilter),
-    );
+    return Object.values(data).some(value => `${value}`.toLowerCase().includes(transformedFilter));
   };
 
   constructor(initialData: T[] = []) {