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Sahil Kapoor
Sahil Kapoor
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Sahil Kapoor
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How to get input in the console in node.js

To produce output in the workspaces or command prompt we use "console.log()" so how can we take input using them in node.js?

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Andrew Hickman
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Andrew Hickman
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Andrew Hickman
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Here is a neat little module that I didn't know about: readline-sync. Assuming you don't need something asynchronous, this might be your golden ticket. Works great for me. Found it from this Stack Overflow question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19718669/nodejs-how-to-take-in-text-input-from-a-keyboard-and-store-it-into-a-variable-i

# npm install readline-sync

var readline = require('readline-sync');

var name = readline.question("What is your name?");

console.log("Hi " + name + ", nice to meet you.");
Sahil Kapoor
Sahil Kapoor
8,932 Points
Sahil Kapoor
Sahil Kapoor
8,932 Points

Thanks for the solution this is really a lot simple than some other methods that were over my head..... Thanks a lot.