express req.params meaning code example

Example 1: express js params

app.get('/path/:name', function(req, res) { // url: /path/test
  console.log(req.params.name);  // result: test
});

// OR

app.get('/path', function(req, res) {  // url: /path?name='test'
  console.log(req.query['name']);  // result: test
});

Example 2: req.params

params. An object containing parameter values parsed from the URL path. For example if you have the route /user/:name , then the "name" from the URL path wil be available as req.params.name .