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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Getting the Response Body

Nat Se
Nat Se
2,387 Points
Posted by Nat Se
Nat Se
2,387 Points

I don't understand the task.

JS Curse challenge Task1 of 2

app.js 
var http = require("http");
var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", function(response){
    var responseBody = "";

    response.on("data", function(dataChunk) {

    });
    response.on("dataChunk", function(){
        console.log(responseBody);
    });

});

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

1 Answer

miikis
miikis
44,957 Points
miikis
miikis
44,957 Points

Hi Nat,

The event you should be listening for is called end — not dataChunk. dataChunk is just an arbitrary parameter-name to the other handler, on the previous event called data.