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JavaScript Express Basics (2015) Using Templates with Express Review the res.render method

Allison Hanna
Allison Hanna
36,222 Points
Posted by Allison Hanna
Allison Hanna
36,222 Points

Challenge task 2 0f 2, Inject the post variable

Getting: Bummer! The second argument to render() needs to have the 'posts' variable as the value of its 'posts' attribute.

Just not sure where to go next. Tried some stuff. I'm sure I'm missing something simple. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks for your help.

app.js 
'use strict';

var express = require('express'),
  posts = require('./mock/posts.json');

var app = express();

app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates')

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.render('main', {posts: 'posts'})
});

app.listen(3000, function() {
  console.log("The frontend server is running on port 3000!");
});
Allison Hanna
Allison Hanna
36,222 Points
Allison Hanna
Allison Hanna
36,222 Points

solved it.

The second argument to render() should just but {'posts'}

1 Answer

Allison Hanna
Allison Hanna
36,222 Points
Allison Hanna
Allison Hanna
36,222 Points

Solved it.

The second argument to render() should just but {'posts'}