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Courses Plus Student 639 PointsCode error when rending pug with object
Here is my code they request posts variable with value "posts" And I think my code achieve that request What's wrong inmy code?
const express = require('express'); const posts = require('./mock/posts.json');
const app = express();
app.set('view engine', 'pug'); app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates')
app.get('/', (req, res) => { res.render('main', { posts:"posts" }); });
app.listen(3000, () => { console.log("The frontend server is running on port 3000!"); });
const express = require('express');
const posts = require('./mock/posts.json');
const app = express();
app.set('view engine', 'pug');
app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates')
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.render('main', { posts:"posts" });
});
app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log("The frontend server is running on port 3000!");
});
1 Answer
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsYou'll need to pass in the variable posts
and not the string "posts".
Andrew Young
Courses Plus Student 639 PointsI do pass variable posts with the string "posts" If that's not what question ask than what is the question asking?
Seth Kroger
56,413 Pointsres.render('main', { posts: posts });
// or the ES6 syntax:
res.render('main', { posts });
Andrew Young
Courses Plus Student 639 PointsI use {posts} and it works but where did they define posts
variable?
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 PointsDane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 PointsCan you show what the error itself is?