event.preventDefault in async functions

Question

Will it be possible to use event.preventDefault in an async function?

I am not sure because event.preventDefault must be called synchronously and async functions return promises.

self.oncontextmenu = async function(event) {
 event.preventDefault()
 //await whatever
}

Answer 1

Yes, it is totally possible to call preventDefault() in an async event handler function . You only have to ensure to make the call before the first await , as otherwise the event already will have happened when the function resumes. The event flow will continue and not wait for the promise that the event handler returns.