how to know if express hs body parser code example
Example 1: body parser express
//make sure it is in this order
npm i body-parser
const express = require('express')
const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
const app = express()
// parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
// parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.use(function (req, res) {
res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
res.write('you posted:\n')
res.end(JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 2))
})
Example 2: body parser
<script>
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended:true}));
app.post("/", function(req, res){
let firstName = req.body.fNAME;
});
</script>
<input type="text" name="fNAME" placeholder="First Name">