toUpperCaseFunction does not work with await keyword

Question

I was trying to use an if clause like this:
if(await database.getValue("SDA").toUpperCase() == "AP"){
   ...

I got an error:

TypeError: database.getValue(...).toUpperCase is not a
function

However when I change the above if clause to
let check = await database.getValue("SDA")
if(check.toUpperCase() == "AP"){
  .....

It works fine.
Why does this happen in Nodejs?

CertainPerformance · Accepted Answer

Property access (.) has higher operator precedence (20) than await (17). Your current code is equivalent to:
if(await (database.getValue("SDA").toUpperCase()) == "AP"){

because the .s get chained together before the await tries to resolve the expression on the right - which doesn't work because the getValue call returns the Promise.
You could also fix it by grouping the await getValue call in parentheses:
if((await database.getValue("SDA")).toUpperCase() == "AP"){

Or by using a regular expression to get around the == operator precedence (see revision history, I wouldn't recommend it, it's very weird).
Personally, I'd prefer your original code of extracting it into a variable first, it's a bit more readable

Mohammed_Alreai · Answer

try this shape if((await database.getValue("SDA")).toUpperCase() == "AP"){}
or refactor code like this
   try {
  const value = await database.getValue("SDA")
  if(!value) return // what you ned
  if (value === 'AP'){
    // do thomthing 
  }

} catch (e) {

// handle with error 
}

toUpperCaseFunction does not work with await keyword

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