I keep getting [object][Object] as my request from a form with a POST request method while using node.js

Question

I have been trying to get the value of my text input in a form with a POST request, but on the server side, the req.body is returning a [objecet][Object]

Answer 1

The automatic string conversion in Javascript for an object is just [Object][object] so when you do this:

console.log('The task is '+ req.body)

that's what is happening. req.body undergoes an automatic string conversion to [Object][object] and that's appended to your string.

To fix, change your code to this:

console.log('The task is ', req.body);

so that console.log() can output the whole req.body object.