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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Handling Errors in Node

Posted by Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points

console.error does not seem to work!?

app.js 
var http = require("http");

var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", function(response){
  console.log(response.statusCode);
});

request.on('error',  function(error){
  console.error('message');
});

2 Answers

Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points
Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points

still says You didn't call console.error in the error callback.

var http = require("http");

var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", function(response){
  console.log(response.statusCode);
});

request.on('error', function(error){
  console.error(new Error("message")); 
});
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
36,073 Points
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
36,073 Points

I believe you have to pass in an error object.

console.error(new Error("stuffs on fire yo"));