Promise Chains when to return then code example

Example 1: promise chaining

new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {

  setTimeout(() => resolve(1), 1000); // (*)

}).then(function(result) { // (**)

  alert(result); // 1
  return result * 2;

}).then(function(result) { // (***)

  alert(result); // 2
  return result * 2;

}).then(function(result) {

  alert(result); // 4
  return result * 2;

});

Example 2: .then javascript

const promise2 = doSomething().then(successCallback, failureCallback);