NodeJS : Creating HTML Form with POST method

Submitted by Arunkumar on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 17:48

The Below example Shows creating HTML form in NodeJS with POST method and GET methods to display input.

Execution :

// Goto the directory that form_program.js and run below command in command prompt or terminal.
Drive://Path to Source file >node form_program.js
Example app listening at :::8082 Port

Output:

Example:

var http = require("http");
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var urlencodedParser = bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true });
 
// Running Server Details.
var server = app.listen(8082, function () {
  var host = server.address().address
  var port = server.address().port
  console.log("Example app listening at %s:%s Port", host, port)
});
 
 
app.get('/form', function (req, res) {
  var html='';
  html +="<body>";
  html += "<form action='/thank'  method='post' name='form1'>";
  html += "Name:</p><input type= 'text' name='name'>";
  html += "Email:</p><input type='text' name='email'>";
  html += "address:</p><input type='text' name='address'>";
  html += "Mobile number:</p><input type='text' name='mobilno'>";
  html += "<input type='submit' value='submit'>";
  html += "<INPUT type='reset'  value='reset'>";
  html += "</form>";
  html += "</body>";
  res.send(html);
});
 
app.post('/thank', urlencodedParser, function (req, res){
  var reply='';
  reply += "Your name is" + req.body.name;
  reply += "Your E-mail id is" + req.body.email; 
  reply += "Your address is" + req.body.address;
  reply += "Your mobile number is" + req.body.mobilno;
  res.send(reply);
 });

Category:

NodeJS