Easy JavaScript Question 24 of 229

How does async await relate to Promises?

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Async functions always return a Promise.

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Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.

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1
Async functions always return
a Promise.
2
Await pauses that function
until the Promise settles, so the code reads top to bottom.
3
Errors become try catch
instead of a long catch chain, but the event loop is still non-blocking.
4
Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
5
Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
6
Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

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“Await pauses that function until the Promise settles, so the code reads top to b”

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Awaitpausesthatfunctionuntilthe

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Async functions always return a Promise. Await pauses that function until the Promise settles, so the code reads top to bottom.