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JavaScript Express Basics Getting Started with Express Creating a Route with Express

Posted by Ula Troc
Ula Troc
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Why (request, repsonse) arrow function is annonymous? Can I save it under a const?

Why (request, repsonse) arrow function is annonymous? Can I save it under a const?

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You could create a named function and pass that. Technically, it would work just the same.

But since this function is used only one time as a callback, there's not really any advantage to that extra code or taking up another name in the namespace.