# JavaScript Promises Explained for Beginners

Promises are one of the most important concepts in modern JavaScript. If you are learning API, async programming, React, Node.js, async/await then understanding promises is extremely important. Before promises existed, developers mainly used **callbacks.** But large callback-based code created problems like :

*   callback nesting
    
*   unreadable code
    
*   difficult debugging
    

To solve these problems, JavaScript introduced **Promises.**

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# What problem promises solve

Let's directly jump onto code so we get a better understanding .

```javascript
loginUser(function () {

  getProfile(function () {

    getPosts(function () {

      console.log("Done");

    });

  });

});
```

This is asynchronous code often looked like this. This is difficult to read, debug and maintain. This problem is called **Callback HELL**. Code keeps moving toward the right side with deeply nested callbacks. Promises solve this problem by making asynchronous code cleaner and more manageable.

## Promise

A promise is an object that represents the future result of an asynchronous operation. Simple meaning that I will provide the result later. That result may be successful or failed , but it will give result later. Basic Syntax:

```javascript
const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {

});
```

*   resolve :
    

resolve is used when operation succeeds.

*   reject
    

simple reject is used when operation fails.

### Simple Promise Example :

```javascript
const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {

  const success = true;

  if (success) {
    resolve("Task completed");
  } else {
    reject("Task failed");
  }

});
```

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# Promise states (pending,  
fulfilled, rejected)

A promise has 3 states :

## 1\. Pending

Pending is the initial state where operation is still running .

## 2\. Fulfilled

Fulfilled is state where operation completed successfully.

## 3\. Rejected

From the name, Rejected means Operations failed.

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# Basic promise lifecycle

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/uploads/covers/63c43a8adbe7ab4342a06690/8894d9f8-b016-47b8-b179-c1ad6f640d6c.png align="center")

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# Handling success and failure

To handle success and failure, Promises use `.then()` to handle successful results. An example will give a better understanding of the code :

```javascript
const promise = new Promise((resolve) => {

  resolve("Data fetched");

});

promise.then((result) => {
  console.log(result);
});
```

Output:

```plaintext
Data fetched
```

### Understanding `.then()`

`.then()` runs when promises becomes fulfilled or success operation.

### Handling Errors using `.catch()`

Promise use `.catch()` to handle failures this means rejected. The below example will give a better understanding of the .then or .catch

### example :

```javascript
const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {

  const success = true;

  if(success) {
    resolve("Success");
  } else {
    reject("Failed");
  }

});

promise
  .then((data) => {
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error);
  });
```

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# Promise chaining concept

One of the biggest advantages of promises is that **Chaining.** Instead of nested callbacks, promises allow sequential async operations cleanly. Example of promises chaining:

```javascript
Promise.resolve(10)

  .then((num) => {
    return num * 2;
  })

  .then((result) => {
    console.log(result);
  });
```

### Understanding the flow  

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/uploads/covers/63c43a8adbe7ab4342a06690/82a4edad-e412-4260-8251-16887cf5ba53.png align="center")

### Why Promise Chaining is Better

*   cleaner code
    
*   better readability
    
*   easier debugging
    
*   easier maintenance
    

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# Wrapping Up

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