router in express.js base on parameters

Question

I have these router declared in express.js, I wonder why the run user got triggered when I open localhost:3000/myname/profile.

router.get('/:username', function(req, res, next)
{
    console.log('run user')
});

router.get('/:username/profile', function(req, res, next)
{
    console.log('run user profile')
});

I expect it won't,how to solve that? please anyone help me? Thank you in advance....

Answer 1

Just rearrange the code as shown below and your code should work fine.

router.get('/:username/profile', function(req, res, next)
{
   console.log('run user profile')
});

router.get('/:username', function(req, res, next)
{
    console.log('run user')
});

The issue is with the order in which the routes are defined, Since both the routes have /:username when you hit http://localhost:3000/myname/profile. , the first route is given preference since it matches the uri.

Also refer this stackoverflow post on express route naming and ordering - Node.js Express route naming and ordering: how is precedence determined?

Answer 2

Are you sure about that? I tried your code and it triggered run user profile .May you should show the all code.