Why can't I define this query?

Question

SQL

const getdata = (async function() {
    return {
        cities: await new Promise((res, rej) => {
            connection.query('SELECT * FROM posts', (err, result) => {
                if (err) throw err
                res(result)
            })
        }),
        posts: await new Promise((res, rej) => {
            connection.query('SELECT * FROM posts', (err, result) => {
                if (err) throw err
                res(result)
            })
        })
    }
})()

console.log(getdata);

Answer:

Promise { <pending> }

Answer 1

why is IIFE here? and yes, async functions return a promise. necessaryconst getdata = await (async function() {...