async and await keywords throwing syntax error

[the8thbit]

• Node.js Version: 10.1.0
• OS: Ubuntu GNU/Linux subsystem on Windows 10
• Scope (install, code, runtime, meta, other?): syntax error

I get this error when using the await and async keywords:

SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list

Sample code:

console.log(await client.time());

[advanceddeveloper]

Are you sure the syntax error is thrown at that specific line? Can you post the full error message and stack trace? Here is a sample code which works properly:

'use strict';

var client = {async time(){}};
func();

async function func(){
  console.log(await client.time());
}

[gireeshpunathil]

closing as answered.

corollary:
await lives only in an async context, otherwise it throws such errors. Also not supported by older Node versions.

[Tatsujinichi]

await lives only in an async context, otherwise it throws such errors. Also not supported by older Node versions.

Then that should be the error thrown.