Node.js - Global Objects | Web Technology Experts Notes

Question: How to display the current filename?

console.log(__filename);

This gives you local filename of the current module.

Question: How to display the current directory name?

console.log(__dirname);

This gives you local dirname of the current module.

Question: How to call a function after 5 seconds?
For this, you can use a global function i.e setTimeout.

function helloFunction(){
   console.log( "Hello, World!");
}
/* helloFunction will call after 5 seconds*/
setTimeout(helloFunction, 5000);

Question: How to stop calling a function which was started with setTimeout?
For this, you can use a global function i.e clearTimeout.

function helloFunction(){
   console.log( "Hello, World!");
}
/* helloFunction will call after 5 seconds*/
var funcObj=setTimeout(helloFunction, 5000);

//stop funtion
clearTimeout(funcObj);

Question: How to call a function in every 7 seconds?
For this, you can use a global function i.e setInterval.

function helloFunction(){
   console.log( "Hello, World!");
}
/* helloFunction will call in every 7 seconds*/
setInterval(helloFunction, 7000);

Question: How to stop calling a function which was started with setInterval?
For this, you can use a global function i.e clearInterval

clearInterval(funcObj);

Question: What are different Console Methods to print info, error, warning etc?

console.log: Prints to stdout with newline.
console.error: Prints to stderr with newline.
console.dir: Uses util.inspect on obj and prints resulting string to stdout.
console.time: Mark the time
console.timeEnd: Mark the time end
console.trace: Print to stderr Trace

Question: What are Process Events?
The process object is a global object and can be accessed from anywhere.

process.on('exit', function(code) {   
   console.log('About to exit with code:', code);
});
console.log("Program Ended");

Question: What are different the Process Events?

exit
beforeExit
uncaughtException
Signal Events

Monday 24 April 2017

Node.js - Global Objects

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