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JavaScript Node.js Basics 2017 Handling Errors in Node Handling Errors in Node

Shelly Yang
Shelly Yang
4,990 Points
Posted by Shelly Yang
Shelly Yang
4,990 Points

Hey dear team, why can't I use template literal here? My code has an error: Unexpected token ILLEGAL Thanks, Shelly

const https = require("https");

let request = https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", response => { console.log(response.statusCode); });

request.on('error', error => { console.error(Problem is ${error.message}!); //this line causes error });

app.js 
const https = require("https");

let request = https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", response => {
  console.log(response.statusCode);
});


request.on('error', error => {
  console.error(`Problem is ${error.message}!`);
});

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,695 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,695 Points

Your code would certainly work, but it varies from what was asked for.

The final task says: Finally, in the error callback, use the error method on the console to print out the error message.

So the challenge isn't expecting a string containing the error, just the error message itself:

  console.error(error.message);