Lesson 16: Understanding Promises in JavaScript

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we will explore the concept of Promises in JavaScript. Promises are used to handle asynchronous operations and provide a cleaner alternative to callbacks.

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Code Example

const myPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const success = true; // Simulate success or failure
    if (success) {
        resolve("Promise resolved successfully!");
    } else {
        reject("Promise rejected.");
    }
});

myPromise
    .then(result => console.log(result))
    .catch(error => console.error(error));