Accessing EJS variable in Javascript logic

Question

I\'m working on a Node.js app (it\'s a game). In this case, I have some code set up such that when a person visits the index and chooses a room, he gets redirected to the pr

Answer 1

In the EJS template:
ex:- testing.ejs

In the Server side script:
ex: Router.js

res.render('/testing', {
    data: data // any data to be passed to ejs template
});

In the linked js (or jquery) script file:
ex:- script.js In JavaScript:

console.log(parsed_data)

In JQuery:

$(document).ready(function(){
    console.log(parsed_data)
 });

Note: 1. user - instead of = in <% %> tag
2. you can't declare or use data passed from router to view directly into the linked javascript or jquery script file directly.
3. declare the <% %> in the EJS template only and use it any linked script file.

I'm not sure but I've found it to be the best practice to use passed data from router to view in a script file or script tag.