Specify layout in res.render() while also feeding it data

Question

I have this code:

res.status(200).render('body_loggedin', usernameDocs[0]);

to render the data from usernamedocs[0] into the 'body_loggedin' view but I don't want it to to have the main layout. Every answer to similar questions doesn't address this.

Thank you for any help!

Are you using express-handlebars? – nicholaswmin Feb 05 '19 at 01:55 — nicholaswmin, Feb 05 '19 at 01:55
Yes! Sorry I should have noted that! @NikKyriakides – Danjuro Feb 05 '19 at 01:56 — Danjuro, Feb 05 '19 at 01:56

nicholaswmin · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-05T02:24:15.653

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You can pass an options object, specifying the layout:

res.render('foo-template', { layout: 'foo', data: 'bar' })

edited Feb 05 '19 at 02:24

answered Feb 05 '19 at 02:00

nicholaswmin

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I've tried this but I cannot figure out how to give 'foo-template' my usernamedocs[0] data if I do that. – Danjuro Feb 05 '19 at 02:05
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Pass them as `data` in the options object. Let me edit. – nicholaswmin Feb 05 '19 at 02:05
That was exactly what I am looking for!! I will try it out right now. – Danjuro Feb 05 '19 at 02:06
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@Danjuro Small note: It's not mandatory that you use `data` as the key here. You can pass any property/value pair you want. – nicholaswmin Feb 05 '19 at 02:14
Do you mean that 'data' could be any name and it would still work? If so, how does it know what to do? – Danjuro Feb 05 '19 at 02:53
Probably makes the entire object available. I'd bet if you attempted to print `layout` it would print out "foo". – nicholaswmin Feb 05 '19 at 02:54

Specify layout in res.render() while also feeding it data

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