Parse html values in the server in express.js

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I don't know what this is not working when it work in my previous pages.

input.form-control(type="text", name="names[]", autocomplete="off")

I want to retrieve that value in my server. In my other pages I use this

console.log("value " + req.body["names[]"]);

I typically get an array of names. Now for some reason all I get is undefined I have tried for hours I just don't know what is wrong.

BigBadBigBad · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-04 20:20:40Z

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req.body is undefined by default according to the Express Docs. You'll need a middleware like body-parser to grab pieces of req.

1) npm install body-parser
2) Towards the top of server file - var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
3) after var app = express() include app.use(bodyParser.json());

answered Sep 4, 2016 at 20:20

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