Did you forget to include 'void' in your type argument to 'Promise'

Did you forget to include 'void' in your type argument to 'Promise' #

The error "Expected 1 argument, but got 0. Did you forget to include 'void' in your type argument to Promise" occurs when we use the Promise constructor without passing it an argument. To solve the error, use a generic to type the value of the Promise to void.

Here is an example of how the error occurs.

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function getPromise() {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // ⛔️ Error: Expected 1 arguments, but got 0.
    // Did you forget to include 'void' in your
    // type argument to 'Promise'?ts(2794)
    resolve();
  });
}

We used the Promise() constructor without resolving it with a value.

By default the Promise constructor takes 1 argument of type unknown, so we should either pass it an argument or update the type of its parameters.

To solve the error in this specific situation, pass void to the generic of the Promise constructor.

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function getPromise() {
  // 👇️ type Promise value as void
  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
    resolve();
  });
}

The void type represents the return value of a function that doesn't return anything.

When a function definition has a void return type, it means the function must not return anything.

If you need to resolve the Promise with a value of another type, pass the specific type to the generic.

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function getPromise() {
  return new Promise<number>((resolve, reject) => {
    resolve(1000);
  });
}

The Promise above can only be resolved with a number.

If your Promise may get resolved with multiple types, use a union type.

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function getPromise() {
  return new Promise<number | string>((resolve, reject) => {
    if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
      resolve(1000);
    }

    resolve('hello world');
  });
}

The promise in the example can be resolved with a value of type number or string.

Note that you should also use the Promise generic if you have to specify the return type of a function that returns a Promise.

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async function getPromise(): Promise<number> {
  return 42;
}

We declared an async function in the example.

Regardless of what you return from an async function it gets wrapped in a Promise. In other words, an async function is always going to return a Promise.

If you need to explicitly type the function's return type, you have to use the Promise generic just like we did in the previous examples.

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Did you forget to include 'void' in your type argument to 'Promise'

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