WebStorm error: expression statement is not assignment or call

Question

I\'m using WebStorm and I\'m getting an error that I can\'t understand. Node.js + MongoDB.

var mongoose = require(\'mongoose\');

mongoose.Promise = global.P         


        

Answer 1

You need to change JavaScript Language Version to ES6. Changing this setting should fix the issue:

In some scenarios, you might need to restart your IDE for the changes to reflect properly.