WebSocket: message event

The message event is fired when data is received through a WebSocket.

Examples

// Create WebSocket connection.
const socket = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8080');

// Listen for messages
socket.addEventListener('message', function (event) {
    console.log('Message from server ', event.data);
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• WebSocket: close event
• WebSocket: error event
• WebSocket: open event
• Writing WebSocket client applications