app.get with parameters code example

Example 1: express get params after ?

GET /something?color1=red&color2=blue

app.get('/something', (req, res) => {
    req.query.color1 === 'red'  // true
    req.query.color2 === 'blue' // true
})

Example 2: express hello world

//to run : node filename.js
const express = require('express')
const app = express()
const port = 3000

app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('Hello World!'))

app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`))

//visit localhost:3000
// assuming you have done 1) npm init 2) npm install express

Example 3: express get url parameters

app.get('/path/:name', function(req, res) {
  res.send("tagId is set to " + req.params.name);
});

Example 4: express route parameters

app.get('/',function(req,res)
{
    res.send("Route path at base address");
});

Example 5: express route parameters

Route path: /flights/:from-:to
Request URL: http://localhost:3000/flights/LAX-SFO
req.params: { "from": "LAX", "to": "SFO" }