How to access variables set using app.set() in express js
express, javascript, node.js
Solution
They become available through the app.settings object:
app.set('oneSetting', 'one');
app.set('twoSetting', 'two');
app.set('view engine','jade');
console.log(app.settings.oneSetting);
console.log(app.settings.twoSetting);
console.log(app.settings['view engine']);
Problem
How do i access the variables set using express's `app.set()` for e.g ``` app.set('view engine','jade'); app.set('jsDirectory',/js/'); ``` From the guide, i understand that i can access the same using `app.get(<key>)`, but this is the output of `console.log(app.get('view engine'))`. ``` { router: { app: { stack: [Object], domain: null, _events: [Object], _maxListeners: 10, _connections: 0, connections: [Getter/Setter], allowHalfOpen: true, _handle: null, httpAllowHalfOpen: false, cache: {}, settings: [Object], redirects: {}, isCallbacks: {}, _locals: [Object], dynamicViewHelpers: {}, errorHandlers: [], route: '/', routes: [Circular], router: [Getter], root: 'C:\\Users\\Shahal\\Works\\App', models: {}, extensions: {}, disconnectSchemas: [Function: disconnectSchemas], passport: [Object] }, routes: {}, params: {}, _params: [], middleware: [Function] } } ```