params with fb js sdk - javascript

Hey guys am new to javascript facebook sdk .When i learn about the params in javascript i feel so confused.My code is
var body = 'Reading JS SDK documentation';
FB.api('/me/feed', 'post', { message: body }, function(response) {
if (!response || response.error) {
alert('Error occured');
} else {
alert('Post ID: ' + response.id);
}
});
This code works well ..But my doubt is that can we use the code like
var body = 'Reading JS SDK documentation';
FB.api('/me/feed?message=body', 'post', function(response) {
if (!response || response.error) {
alert('Error occured');
} else {
alert('Post ID: ' + response.id);
}
});
Is there any problem with the second type of code ..Can it be done in Fb js sdk ..
Hope you guys can help me ..Thanx in advance

It works.. But Let me explain this a bit.
FB.api() method is declared as follows
FB.api(path, method, params, callback)
The method parameter given here is "post" which is equivalent to an html post.
As per the api documentation posting something to feed should be done with post method.
For a post method, to be on the safe side pass parameters through params
Lastly some javascript syntax. Here body is a variable so it should be FB.api('/me/feed?message='+body,... or the text body will be posted to your feed
Try out your code in the Test Console
See documentation for more details

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