# async function — Description

> An async function declaration creates an {{jsxref("AsyncGeneratorFunction")}} object.

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An async function declaration creates an {{jsxref("AsyncGeneratorFunction")}} object. Each time when an async generator function is called, it returns a new {{jsxref("AsyncGenerator")}} object, which conforms to the async iterator protocol. Every call to next() returns a {{jsxref("Promise")}} that resolves to the iterator result object.

An async generator function combines the features of async functions and generator functions. You can use both the await and yield keywords within the function body. This empowers you to handle asynchronous tasks ergonomically with await, while leveraging the lazy nature of generator functions.

When a promise is yielded from an async generator, the iterator result promise's eventual state will match that of the yielded promise. For example

Error: failed will be logged, because if the yielded promise rejects, the iterator result will reject as well. The value property of an async generator's resolved result will not be another promise.

async function declarations behave similar to {{jsxref("Statements/function", "function")}} declarations — they are hoisted to the top of their scope and can be called anywhere in their scope, and they can be redeclared only in certain contexts.

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