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Begana Choi
Courses Plus Student 13,126 Pointswhy next(err); not close the code the end and move forward?
in the video, Joel said that
app.use( ( req,res,next ) => {
const num = parseFloat(req.body.number);
if( isNaN(num)){
const err = new Error('Submitted value is not a number');
** here is where I'm talking about
next(err);
}
const sum = num * 2;
req.doubled = sum;
next();
});
it doesn't close out the middleware function. but why? can somebody explain to me why it occurs another error?
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsThe only way to end a function early is with a "return" statement (or a "throw"). The instructor adds "return" to fix the issue just a few moments later in the same video.