Accessing the value from a Promise using await in JavaScript (day-18/18_Day_Promises.md)
Author: RahulKumar2340029Created Jun 11, 2025Updated Jun 11, 2025
We want to access the value returned from an asynchronous function using await, but it causes an error when used at the top level.
const square = async function (n) {
return n * n;
}
const value = await square(2); // ❌await is only valid in async functions and the top level bodies of modules
console.log(value);
CORRECT APPROACH:
const square = async function (n) {
return n * n;
}
async function main() {
const value = await square(2);
console.log(value); // 4
}
main();
Source: Asabeneh/30-Days-Of-JavaScript