Nodejs: Cannot Read property 'city' of undefined

Question

i am using Express & Ejs & body-parser ; Server js:

app.post('/', function(req, res) {

       if (!req.body) return res.sendStatus(400)
 console.log(req.body)

});

My Index.Ejs File

<div class="container">
                <fieldset>
                  <form action="/" method="post">
                    <input name="city" type="text" class="ghost-input" placeholder="Enter a City" required>
                    <input type="submit" class="ghost-button" value="Get Weather">
                  </form>                       
               </fieldset>
              </div>

i get this Error in console:-

Cannot set headers after they are sent to client

I haven't worked with EJS but I think you should use the `body-parser` middleware for Express. — Eyal C, Mar 11 '18 at 11:19
You were right here it is https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38306569/what-does-body-parser-do-with-express — Prince Hamza, Mar 11 '18 at 11:33
I posted the answer so that other people can see better. Let me know if you have trouble with setting it up. — Eyal C, Mar 11 '18 at 11:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '18 at 11:40

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As I suggested in th comments, you should use the body-parser middleware for Express.

answered Mar 11 '18 at 11:40

Eyal C

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i used this code after installing body-parser: if (!req.body) return res.sendStatus(400) console.log(req.body.city); Now on html page i get :bad request – Prince Hamza Mar 11 '18 at 12:05
Please edit your question and add the relevant code so we can have a better understanding. – Eyal C Mar 11 '18 at 12:06
Ok i will do it instantly – Prince Hamza Mar 11 '18 at 12:11

Nodejs: Cannot Read property 'city' of undefined

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