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JavaScript

Posted by kennethbrent
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kennethbrent
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 22,638 Points

\n not breaking and creating a new line

Andrews recommended code is

res.write(new Date() + "\n");

the date prints, but the line doesn't break like it does in his example. I am using node.js on windows if that matters..... =

1 Answer

Neil McPartlin
Neil McPartlin
14,662 Points
Neil McPartlin
Neil McPartlin
14,662 Points

Hi Britin. I think you are referring to this video...

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-simple-dynamic-site-with-nodejs/creating-a-simple-server-in-nodejs/creating-a-simple-server

I'm also working with nodejs locally on my Windows 7 machine, and the code provided by Andrew seems to work for me. Here's my full app.js and for good measure I added a 2nd \n to create an additional new empty line...

app.js

var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (request, response) {
  response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  setInterval(function(){
    response.write(new Date() + "\n\n");
  }, 1000);
  //response.end('Hello World\n');
}).listen(3000);
console.log('Server running at http://<workspace-url>/');

Output to browser

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:04 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:05 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:06 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:07 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:08 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:09 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:10 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:11 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:12 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:13 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:14 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

Fri Apr 06 2018 12:45:15 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time)

If nothing in here helps, I'm happy to try with your app.js.

kennethbrent
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kennethbrent
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 22,638 Points

Thank you! I'm not really sure where my error was because now it works fine.