Node.js server.close() Method

Example

Stop listening for connections:

var http = require('http');
var srvr = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.write('Hello World!');
res.end();
});
srvr.listen(8080);
srvr.close();

Definition and Usage

The server.close() method stops the HTTP server from accepting new connections.

All existing connections are kept.

Syntax

server.close(callback);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
callback	Optional. Specifies a function to be executed after the server stops listening for connections

Technical Details

Return Value:	None
Node.js Version:	0.1.90

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