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JavaScript Async Functions

Introduction

Async Functions1 is a new feature implemented in ES2017 to handle promises.

Syntax

Fulfilling a promise

async function asyncFunc() {
  return 123
}

asyncFunc().then((x) => console.log(x))
// 123

Rejecting a promise

async function asyncFunc() {
  throw new Error("Problem!")
}

asyncFunc().catch((err) => console.log(err))
// Error: Problem!

Footnotes