error when get html file by express js and javascript

Question

I a beginner with Express js and when I reload the server to show the HTML file display "Cannot get" this is photo from the console and its show som errors

this my code server-side:

and this is a photo from git bash and the server is working

and this is my HTML code

help, please

Try `app.get` instead of `app.route`. And use the `res` variable of the callback. — elclanrs, Apr 05 '20 at 22:21
Please don't post screenshots of your code. Copy and Paste it please. — Get Off My Lawn, Apr 05 '20 at 22:22
For future reference, don't post screenshots of your code. Post the actual code as text. It will make it easier for others to copy and paste you code in order to help you. — mcgraphix, Apr 05 '20 at 22:22
try this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25463423/res-sendfile-absolute-path You need to add 'public' to path to file — kirsanv43, Apr 05 '20 at 22:44

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 23 '20 at 19:35

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Instead of app.route(), use app.get() like this

const express = require("express)
const path =  require("path")
const app= express()
app.get("/",(req,res)=>{
 res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, './index.html'))
})
app.listen(3000,()=>{
 console.log("server running at port 3000")
})

edited Dec 23 '20 at 19:35

Bhargav Rao

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answered Dec 20 '20 at 16:09

Prathamesh Doshi

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 05 '20 at 22:40

app.route takes a string as an argument and returns a single route - you're passing a callback function, so change your route handling to the following:

// use the appropriate HTTP verb
// since you're trying to serve the `index.html` file, 
// `get` should be used

app.route("/")
  .get((req, res) => {
    res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, './index.html')
  })

Alternatively, you could just do the following:

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, './index.html')
})

Here's a working example:

// thecodingtrain/
//   index.js
//   home.html
//   package.json

const path = require("path")
const express = express()

const app = express()
const PORT = 3000

app.route("/")
  .get((req, res, next) => {
     res.sendFile(
       path.join(__dirname, "./home.html")
     )
  })

app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log(`Listening on port ${PORT})
})

Hope this helps.

error when get html file by express js and javascript

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