HTTP methods for CRUD operations in Express - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to handle creating a new resource using the correct HTTP method.

Express

app.[1]('/items', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Create item');
});

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Aget

Bpost

Cput

Ddelete

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using GET instead of POST for creating resources.

The POST method is used to create new resources on the server.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to handle reading a resource using the correct HTTP method.

Express

app.[1]('/items/:id', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Read item ' + req.params.id);
});

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Aget

Bpost

Cput

Ddelete

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using POST instead of GET for reading data.

The GET method is used to read or retrieve data from the server.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code by choosing the correct HTTP method to update a resource.

Express

app.[1]('/items/:id', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Update item ' + req.params.id);
});

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Aput

Bpost

Cget

Ddelete

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using POST or GET instead of PUT for updating resources.

The PUT method is used to update an existing resource completely.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to handle deleting a resource using the correct HTTP method and path.

Express

app.[1]('/items/[2]', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Delete item ' + req.params.id);
});

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Adelete

B:id

Cpost

Dget

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using GET or POST instead of DELETE for removing resources.

Missing the ':id' parameter in the path.

DELETE method is used to remove a resource, and ':id' is the path parameter for the resource ID.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a full CRUD route for updating an item by ID using Express.

Express

app.[1]('/items/[2]', (req, res) => {
  const id = req.params.[3];
  res.send('Update item ' + id);
});

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Aput

B:id

Cid

Dpost

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using POST instead of PUT for update.

Not including ':id' in the route path.

Incorrect parameter name when accessing req.params.

PUT is the HTTP method for updating, ':id' is the route parameter, and 'id' accesses that parameter in code.