Promise.reject is not a constructor Error in JavaScript

Promise.reject is not a constructor Error in JavaScript #

The "Promise.reject is not a constructor" error occurs when we try to use the Promise.reject() method with the new operator. The Promise.reject() method is not a constructor so it should be used without the new operator, e.g. Promise.reject('err').

Here's an example of how the error is caused.

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// ⛔️ Promise.reject is not a constructor
const err = new Promise.reject(new Error('boom'));

Instead, we should not use the new operator with the Promise.reject method.

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// ✅ works
const rejected = Promise.reject(new Error('boom'));

Promise.reject is a method, not a constructor. The only parameter the method takes is the reason why the promise should be rejected.

The Promise.reject() method returns a promise that is rejected with the provided reason.

The following 2 examples achieve the same result:

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const r1 = Promise.reject(new Error('boom'));

const r2 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  reject(new Error('boom'));
});

Both of the examples return a promise that is rejected with the provided reason, however the Promise.reject method provides us with a more direct and concise solution than the Promise() constructor for this use case.

Conclusion #

The "Promise.reject is not a constructor" error occurs when we try to use the Promise.reject() method with the new operator. The Promise.reject() method is not a constructor so it should be used without the new operator, e.g. Promise.reject('err').