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JavaScript Node.js Basics 2017 Handling Errors in Node Handling Errors in Node

Moe Ghashim
Moe Ghashim
11,109 Points
Posted by Moe Ghashim
Moe Ghashim
11,109 Points

Unexpected token ILLEGAL

I'm getting this error but I don't know what I did wrong. Can you help with a guidance?

app.js 
const https = require("https");

const request = https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", response => {
  console.log(response.statusCode);
});

request.on("error", error => console.error(`error with error: ${error.message}`));

2 Answers

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

Try without backticks, inside the console.error() write simple error.message. I think now working, like this,

request.on("error", error => {
  console.error(error.message);
});
Hermanos Solis Utrilla
Hermanos Solis Utrilla
18,184 Points
Hermanos Solis Utrilla
Hermanos Solis Utrilla
18,184 Points

const https = require("https"); https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", response =>{ console.log(response.statusCode); });