Pass parameter to module function Node.js

Question

New to Node.js, and Im wondering if it's possible to pass a parameter to a module function? Something similar to this:

module.js:

module.exports = {
  example1: function(parameter) {
    return "hello, world";
  },

  example2: function(parameter) {
    return "hello,world";
  }
};

Then call it like so...

var mod = require("./module.js")
mod.example1(passedParameter);

Thanks!

Yes it is. But you might have been quicker just trying that out than posting a question and waiting for someone to answer. ;) — BadIdeaException
– BadIdeaException, Commented May 19, 2016 at 4:39
@BadIdeaException For some reason when I tried what I listed above it crashed :/ Wasn't trying to be lazy! haha — raisedandglazed
– raisedandglazed, Commented May 19, 2016 at 11:34

jfriend00 · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-19 05:39:10Z

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A function attached as an exported property as shown in your answer is just a function like any other function. You decide what arguments you want it to accept and process and what arguments to pass it. It's just like any other Javascript function definition - you decide how to define and use it. The fact that it's an exported property from a module does not make any difference. It's just a Javascript function like any other. It happens to live in a particular module, but other than that, you can do anything with it that you can with any other function definition.

I'm wondering if it's possible to pass a parameter to a module function?

Yes, it is possible and is common.

answered May 19, 2016 at 5:39

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