Void function return value is used - Warning
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Africanized honey bee posted this in #help-forum
Africanized honey beeOP
Hey, I received this message. But why? I'm relatively new.
Answered by LuisLl
Yes, you can ignore it. It seems that the types provided by
I assume
mysql2/promises are misleading, since the code works correctly. If you were using TypeScript, you could assert the correct type, basically overriding it so it stops complaining.I assume
connection isn't undefined, otherwise you'd be getting reference errors by trying to access an undefined value. Anyway just to make sure, log it to see what comes in it:connection = await pool.getConnection();
console.log(connection); // Should log a Promise7 Replies
Africanized honey beeOP
The code works btw. But the message...
getConnection() function's return value is typed as void. Do you have access to that function definition?TypeScript is just warning you that you might be assigning a void value (undefined) to the
connection variableAfricanized honey beeOP
I am using JavaScript. The code works despite the message. So can I ignore the message?
Yes, you can ignore it. It seems that the types provided by
I assume
mysql2/promises are misleading, since the code works correctly. If you were using TypeScript, you could assert the correct type, basically overriding it so it stops complaining.I assume
connection isn't undefined, otherwise you'd be getting reference errors by trying to access an undefined value. Anyway just to make sure, log it to see what comes in it:connection = await pool.getConnection();
console.log(connection); // Should log a PromiseAnswer
@Africanized honey bee solved?
Africanized honey beeOP
Yes
Cool, mark the solution