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JavaScript Node.js Basics 2017 Handling Errors in Node Handling the Error Event in Node

Posted by mk37
mk37
10,271 Points

Would it not be better to use promise object instead of try...catch?

i would think https.get() is asynchronous, so would promise object not be more suited?

1 Answer

Liam Clarke
Liam Clarke
19,890 Points

Hello

Promises should be used for asynchronous functions only, so you are correct that a promise would be more suited with the https.get().

However, as Andrew mentioned at 3 minute 49 seconds, if a URL is not a browser-compatible URL, it will throw an error straight away, without any asynchronous execution. This is what Andrew's try, catch is demonstrating.