How to return translated word instead of console log?

[joge17]

I am trying to return the translated word from the function translateWord. When I do console.log(val) inside of then() I get the correct translated word. But when I do return val; I get undefined.

This logs the translated word to the console:

translateWord(word) {
    let promise = translate(word, 'es');
    promise.then((val) => {
      console.log(val);
    })
}

This returns undefined:

  translateWord(word) {
    let promise = translate(word, 'es');
    promise.then((val) => {
      return val;
    })
}

How can I return the translated word from the translateWord function?

[franciscop]

Since it is an asynchronous operation, you cannot return the plain value. With promises you'd have to use await. Please read this amazing article:

• https://ponyfoo.com/articles/understanding-javascript-async-await