Socket Methods

Client socket methods and properties

Methods

emit

Send event to server.

socket.emit(event: string, data: any, ackCallback?: Function): void

Examples:

// Simple emit
socket.emit('message', { text: 'Hello' });

// With acknowledgment
socket.emit('getData', { id: 123 }, (response, error) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error('Timeout');
  } else {
    console.log('Response:', response);
  }
});

on

Listen for server events.

socket.on(event: string, handler: (data: any) => void): void

Example:

socket.on('message', (data) => {
  console.log('Received:', data);
});

disconnect

Disconnect from server.

socket.disconnect(): void

Properties

id

Session identifier (string | null)

console.log('Session ID:', socket.id);

connected

Connection status (boolean)

if (socket.connected) {
  console.log('Connected');
}