javascript - Chrome.storage.sync.get not storing value in local variable -

function getbugval() {     var bugval = "";      chrome.storage.sync.get('bugid', function (obj) {         console.log(obj.bugid);         bugval = obj.bugid;         console.log(bugval + "<- val inside sync");     });      console.log(bugval + "<- val outside sync");     return bugval; } 

if call getbugval() return value keeps indicating empty string instead of actual value chrome.storage.sync.get. bugval not saving string value.

console.log(bugval + "<- val inside sync"); 

yields correct value within inner function call. thoughts?

yep. that's how async code works. you'll have use callbacks. work.

function workwithbugval(val) {     // stuff }  function getbugval(callback) {     var bugval = "";      chrome.storage.sync.get('bugid', function (obj) {         console.log(obj.bugid);         bugval = obj.bugid;         callback(bugval);     }); }  getbugval(workwithbugval);