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JavaScript

Posted by tom dennis
tom dennis
308 Points

How to run nodejs code in the browser instead of command line

Hey, need some help please.

How to run nodejs code that just runs over some JSON data and prints it out, in the browser? I know in the command line, we just enter node nameOfFile.js , but how can I run this in the browser, so that I could add CSS to it to play around with it etc.?

Thanks

2 Answers

justindennison
justindennison
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justindennison
justindennison
15,922 Points

Hey Tom, I am going to try to answer your question. Node does blur some lines. However, JavaScript is running in the browser that allows you to code interactions or manipulate aspects of your HTML page. NodeJS code though is run on a server which sends and receives data from a web page/site. What this means...

If you want to manipulate data then display that data in a page would require you to have NodeJS code send the information to a page which is then manipulated and displayed using client-side services, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I know that does not necessarily directly address your question, but I hope that helps resolve some of the confusion about Node versus client-side javascript. Happy Coding!

tom dennis
tom dennis
308 Points
tom dennis
tom dennis
308 Points

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