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JavaScript Express Basics (2015) Using Templates with Express Review the res.render method

Posted by Derek Goodwin
Derek Goodwin
7,758 Points

In the index route, render the "main.jade" template.

How would i go about doing this what i thought was res.render('index','main.jade') under the app.get('/', function(req,res){

app.js 
'use strict';

var express = require('express'),
  posts = require('./mock/posts.json');

var app = express();

app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates')

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.render('index')
});

app.listen(3000, function() {
  console.log("The frontend server is running on port 3000!");
});

2 Answers

Jeff Wilton
Jeff Wilton
16,646 Points
Jeff Wilton
Jeff Wilton
16,646 Points

You are close, but you need to pass 'main' as the first argument to the render function:

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.render('main','main.jade');
});
Timothy Sawyer
Timothy Sawyer
31,052 Points
Timothy Sawyer
Timothy Sawyer
31,052 Points

The first part should pass by doing:

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.render('main')
})

The second part worked for me by putting {post:post} as the second arg ... ('main' , {'posts': posts}) ...