Consider the following javascript code. async function fetchData() { try { const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data'); if (!response.ok) throw new Error('HTTP error'); const data = await response.json(); return data; } catch (error) { if (error.name === 'TypeError') { return { status: 'network error' }; } return { status: 'http error' }; } } When the function is called what will be returned if the server is unreachable?

(B) { status: 'network error' }

(D) The promise will remain pending

Modern Application Development II · Quiz 2 · 16 Mar 2025 · January 2025 term

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Consider the following javascript code.

javascript

1async function fetchData() {
2    try {
3        const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data');
4        if (!response.ok) throw new Error('HTTP error');
5        const data = await response.json();
6        return data;
7    } catch (error) {
8        if (error.name === 'TypeError') {
9            return { status: 'network error' };
10        }
11        return { status: 'http error' };
12    }
13}

When the function is called what will be returned if the server is unreachable?

A
{ status: 'http error' }
B
{ status: 'network error' }
C
undefined
D
The promise will remain pending

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B
{ status: 'network error' }

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Question 9 of 16 in the IIT Madras BS Modern Application Development II (MAD 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Mar 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD2 16 Mar 2025). It carries 3 marks.

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