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JavaScript Node.js Basics 2017 Handling Errors in Node Handling the Error Event in Node

Posted by Ellis Corio
Ellis Corio
22,035 Points

can anyone tell me what is wrong with this error handler?

request.on('error', error => console.error(Problem with request: ${error.message}));

Ellis Corio
Ellis Corio
22,035 Points

the back ticks are there they just dont want to copy for some reason

4 Answers

Ga In Shin
Ga In Shin
9,930 Points
Ga In Shin
Ga In Shin
9,930 Points

hey Ellis, I had the same problem, and found the solution in the node.js document.

You have to put your error handler on the outside of the whole get() method as such:

https.get('https://encrypted.google.com/', (res) => {
  console.log('statusCode:', res.statusCode);
  console.log('headers:', res.headers);

  res.on('data', (d) => {
    process.stdout.write(d);
  });

}).on('error', (e) => {
  console.error(e);
});
Ellis Corio
Ellis Corio
22,035 Points
Ellis Corio
Ellis Corio
22,035 Points

i am getting an out put yes:

but it s the same message i would be getting without the error handler

Ellis Corio
Ellis Corio
22,035 Points
Ellis Corio
Ellis Corio
22,035 Points

i actually went into the next workspace where the teacher had left his finished code, i copy/pasted and over wrote my own code, was pretty much identical anyway, and still........the error handlers do not seem to work