The idea:
I want to return a variable from a function and then output it using console.log()
.
The problem:
I can’t just use return result
because then nothing is returned.
I don`t really know how else to return the variable.
I have already looked at SO posts like this one, however I probably lack suitable understanding to implement this into my code.
The current code
function getPassword(username) { const password = keytar.getPassword(service, username) // Function from keytar lib password.then((result) => { console.log(result) // Prints password return result // Doesn't return anything }) } pw = getPassword("Name") // Exemplary, will be replaced by display in Div console.log(pw) // Outputs "undefined"
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Answer
function getPassword(username) { const password = keytar.getPassword(service, username) // Function from keytar lib // don't forget to return promise return password.then((result) => { console.log(result) // Prints password return result // Doesn't return anything }) } getPassword("Name").then(result => console.log(result))