Node.JS POST request for input array

Question

So I want to use for my form, inputs like this: input name="register[email]"

But I can not seem to get in router in nodejs the value from input. I used req.body.register.email , reg.body.register['email']. Nothing seem to work.

When I use for input name="email" I can simply use req.body.email and works just fine.

What do you mean in Java?

zangw
– zangw

2016-02-27 10:13:52 +00:00
Commented Feb 27, 2016 at 10:13 — zangw
– zangw, Commented Feb 27, 2016 at 10:13

stdob-- · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-27 10:32:52Z

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You can access input via req.body['register[email]'].

Or, if you use Express, set option extended for body-parser.urlencoded in true:

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));

and simple use req.body.register.email.

answered Feb 27, 2016 at 10:32

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user2252671 Over a year ago

works just fine , thank you. Can you give me some information about extended: true , false ? what influence it will have on my code?

stdob-- Over a year ago

When true - body-parser uses qs library (instead querystring module) which allows create nested object from query string. [github.com/expressjs/body-parser#extended]

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