Node.js requestListener() Function
Example
The requestListener function is the function that is executed each time the server gets a request:
var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.write('Hello
World!');
res.end();
}).listen(8080);
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Definition and Usage
The requestListener is a function that is called each time the server gets a request.
The requestListener function is passed as a parameter to the http.createServer() method.
The requestListener function handles requests from the user, and also the response back to the user
Syntax
function (request, response) {
}
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| request | The first parameter, the Request object, represents an IncomingMessage object. |
| response | The second parameter represents a ServerResponse object, which has methods for handling the response stream back to the user |
