req.method and req.url in Express - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to log the HTTP method of the request.

Express

app.use((req, res) => {
  console.log(req.[1]);
  res.end();
});

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Amethod

Burl

Cbody

Dheaders

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using req.url instead of req.method

Trying to access req.body without middleware

The req.method property contains the HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.) of the request.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to log the URL path of the request.

Express

app.use((req, res) => {
  console.log(req.[1]);
  res.end();
});

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Apath

Bmethod

Curl

Dquery

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using req.method instead of req.url

Trying to use req.path which is not always available

The req.url property contains the URL path and query string of the request.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly check if the request method is POST.

Express

app.use((req, res) => {
  if (req.[1] === 'POST') {
    res.end('Got a POST request');
  } else {
    res.end('Not a POST request');
  }
});

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Aheaders

Bbody

Curl

Dmethod

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Checking req.url instead of req.method

Using lowercase 'post' instead of uppercase 'POST'

To check the HTTP method, use req.method. Comparing req.url or others will not work.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to log the method and URL of the request.

Express

app.use((req, res) => {
  console.log('Method:', req.[1]);
  console.log('URL:', req.[2]);
  res.end();
});

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Amethod

Burl

Cbody

Dheaders

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Swapping method and url properties

Using req.body or req.headers instead

Use req.method for the HTTP method and req.url for the URL path.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to respond differently based on method and log the URL.

Express

app.use((req, res) => {
  if (req.[1] === 'GET') {
    res.end('GET request received');
  } else if (req.[2] === 'POST') {
    res.end('POST request received');
  } else {
    res.end('Other request');
  }
  console.log('URL:', req.[3]);
});

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Aurl

Bmethod

Dheaders

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using req.url in the if conditions

Logging req.method instead of req.url

Check req.method for the HTTP method in both conditions and log req.url for the URL.