NodeJS url.parse( url ).query

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In the nodejs documentation:

query: Either the 'params' portion of the query string, or a querystring-parsed object. Example: 'query=string' or {'query':'string'}

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This part is confusing.

When will 'query=string' happens?
When will this {'query':'string'} also happens?

I have seen that when I do url.parse() it automatically converts the parameters into an object. My code will be buggy if I only support one format.

How will I know if url.parse() converts the parameters in this format: 'query=string'?

mak · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-14 07:51:37Z

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url.parse(urlStr, [parseQueryString], [slashesDenoteHost])

If you pass true as the second argument it will also parse the query string using the querystring module and you will get an object {'query':'string'}, otherwise the query string will not be parsed (default behavior) and you will get query=string.

answered Aug 14, 2012 at 7:51

mak

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