On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 9:36:32 PM UTC-7, jeki...@prodigy.net wrote: > > Hello; > I have been doing browser javascript since 2003. I have also been doing > php on the serverside. But I have become very interested in exploring > node.js. > > In the documentation on the Node.js site I see example code with > constructs I am not familiar with: > > sample 1 syntax > fs.unlink('/tmp/hello', (err) => { > if (err) throw err; > console.log('successfully deleted /tmp/hello'); > }); > > I am unfamiliare with "(err) =>". I have not seen this in javascript before > > then there is: > > sample 2 syntax > fs.watch('somedir', (event, filename) => { > console.log(`event is: ${event}`); > if (filename) { > console.log(`filename provided: ${filename}`); > } else { > console.log('filename not provided'); > } > }); > > I am unfamiliar with this construct: "${event}". > I have seen this in php as variable variable references. > But this is not php. I was of the understanding that $ is > a valid and non special chararcter that can be used as > and identifier (although it shows up as the reference to > matches return from regex function) > > Is there some published documentation that would clarify > and explain these constructs for me? > > Thank you for time and attention. > > PS I have successfully set up an http server with some elaborations based > on > instructions from the Apress publication 'Beginning Node.js' > > My set up services background requests of external css source files, image > files > designated for background rules, and external javascript files. But I am > uncertain > how an actuall "ajax" xmlHttpRequest object request would be handled from > the > server's standpoint. > > Thanks anew > > JK >
Thanks for responses; Dut Nguyen and Emanuele DelBono, Your references have done a good job for me. I would use stackOverflow for questions, but I managed to annoy someone to the point of being banned. I also can't get answers to why for them. JK -- Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ New group rules: https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md Old group rules: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/e65a7af7-73b0-4d97-be5c-a96ad15eb07d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.