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src/app/search/search.component.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Http } from '@angular/http';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/toPromise';
 
 @Component({
@@ -15,9 +16,16 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
     ) { }
 
     findCharacter(name){
-        this.http.get('http://swapi.co/api/people/?search=' + name)
-        .toPromise()
-        .then(response => console.log(this.results = response.json().results) );
+        const result = this.http.get('http://swapi.co/api/people/?search=' + name)
+        .map((response)=>{
+            return response.json().results;
+        }).subscribe(
+            (response)=>{
+                this.results = response;
+            }
+        );
+        // .toPromise()
+        // .then(response => console.log(this.results = response.json().results) );
     }
 
     ngOnInit() {