send

Summary

Transmits data to the server over the WebSocket connection.

Method of apis/websocket/WebSocketapis/websocket/WebSocket

Syntax

 object.send(data);

Parameters

data

Data-type

any

Must be of one of the following types:

• String
• Blob
• ArrayBuffer
• ArrayBufferView

Return Value

No return value

Examples

var data = new ArrayBuffer(10000000);

// perform some operations on the ArrayBuffer
socket.send(data);

if (socket.bufferedAmount === 0) {
  // the data sent
}
else {
  // the data did not send
}

Notes

An ArrayBuffer is a unformatted block of raw data that is sent in its entirety to a server. An ArrayBufferView is a typed array view of an ArrayBuffer. By using a typed array to define the format of the buffer, and the start and length (number of elements), you can send portions of an ArrayBuffer to a server. This method can throw one of the following exceptions:

Related specifications

W3C WebSocket Specification

W3C Candidate Recommendation

Attributions

• Mozilla Developer Network : Article

• Microsoft Developer Network: Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article