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Start your free trialDavid Aguirre
8,170 PointsFunctionData
Does the function needs to be called data?
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsI believe you're referring to the callback function passed to "response.on". That is an anonymous function (it has no name), but it takes a parameter named "data" in the video. The parameter name is not important other than it is considered a "best practice" to give parameters names that reflect their purpose. But it would function the same if you changed the parameter name to "bob" or "fish" or any other valid identifier name.
Hubert Odias
1,898 PointsHubert Odias
1,898 PointsAh so it can be named whatever it wants to be?