The http.IncomingMessage.method is an inbuilt application programming interface of class Incoming Message within the inbuilt http module which is used to get the type of request method as a string.
Syntax:
request.method
Parameters: This method does not accept any argument as a parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the request type name as a string.
Example 1: Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // request.method Method // Importing http module const http = require( 'http' );
// Setting up PORT const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000; // Creating http Server const httpServer = http.createServer( function (request, response) {
// Getting request method
// by using request.method method
const value = request.method;
// Display result on the console
response.end( "method : " + value, 'utf8' , () => {
console.log( "displaying the result..." );
// Closing the server
httpServer.close(() => {
console.log( "server is closed" )
})
});
});
// Listening to http Server httpServer.listen(PORT, () => { console.log( "Server is running at port 3000..." );
}); |
Steps to run:
node index.js
Console Output:
Server is running at port 3000... displaying the result... displaying the result... server is closed server is closed
Browser Output: Paste the localhost address http://localhost:3000/ in the search bar of the browser.
Example 2: Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // request.method Method // Importing http module const http = require( 'http' );
// Request and response handler function const http2Handlers = (request, response) => { // Getting request method
// by using request.method Api
const value = request.method;
// Display result
response.end( "method : " + value, 'utf8' , () => {
console.log( "displaying the result..." );
// Closing the server
httpServer.close(() => {
console.log( "server is closed" )
})
});
}; // Creating http Server and listening // on the given port number const httpServer = http.createServer( http2Handlers).listen(3000, () => {
console.log( "Server is running at port 3000..." );
});
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Steps to run:
node index.js
Console Output:
Server is running at port 3000... displaying the result... displaying the result... server is closed server is closed
Browser Output: Now run http://localhost:3000/ in the browser.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/http.html#http_message_method