Clarify path matching behavior in Express.js documentation #2036
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bjohansebas
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Co-authored-by: Sebastian Beltran <[email protected]>
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Summary
Updated the path examples documentation to clarify that route matching in Express.js is exact by default, unless path patterns, wildcards, or regular expressions are used.
Details
Previously, the docs said “This will match paths starting with…”, which could be interpreted as matching partial strings (e.g.,
/abcde) when usingapp.use('/abcd', ...). This is misleading because Express matches exact paths unless explicitly configured otherwise.Change
Fixes The Path examples documentation is misleading #1892