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JavaScript User Authentication With Express and Mongo User Registration Adding Data to the Database

Posted by Ryan Moody
Ryan Moody
20,499 Points

Help please

So when I fill out the form and submit, it does not redirect to profile, and throws an error "Validation has failed"

router.post('/register', function(req, res, next){
  if(
  req.body.email &&
  req.body.name &&
  req.body.favoriteBook &&
  req.body.password &&
  req.body.confirmPassword){


    // confirm that user typed same password twice
    if(req.body.password !== req.body.confirmPassword){
      var err = new Error('Passwords do not match');
      err.status = 400;
      return next(err);
    }


    var userData = {
        email: req.body.email,
        name: req.body.name,
        favoriteBook: req.body.favoriteBook,
        password: req.body.password
      };

      // use schema's `create` method to insert document into Mongo
      User.create(userData, function (error, user) {
        if (error) {
          return next(error);
        } else {
          return res.redirect('/profile');
        }
      });

    } else {
      var err = new Error('All fields required.');
      err.status = 400;
      return next(err);
  }


});
Susan Rusie
Susan Rusie
10,671 Points

It looks like you need a space between "if" and "(req.body.password != req.body.confirmPassword) {." You also need to remove the ";" at the end of your code and it should work. I hope this helps.