I have two files -
- index.html
- index.js
In index.html, I have a text box. I want to display the message typed on the text box on to the console (the command prompt of node.js).
In index.html, I wrote this -
<script>
var socket = io();
$('form').submit(function(){
socket.emit('chat message', $('#m').val());
$('#m').val('');
return false;
});
</script>
On server side, in index.js I used this -
socket.on('chat message', function(msg){ //here is the listener to the event
console.log('message: ' + msg);
});
But, the message is not getting displayed in the console. What's wrong with my code? Please refer the below files, if needed.
index.js
var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').Server(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(http);
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.sendFile(__dirname + '/index.html');
});
io.on('connection', function(socket){
console.log('a user connected');
socket.on('disconnect', function(){
console.log('user disconnected');
});
socket.on('chat message', function(msg){ //here is the listener to the event
console.log('message: ' + msg);
});
});
http.listen(3000, function(){
console.log('listening on *:3000');
});
index.html
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Socket.IO chat</title>
<style>
//some code
</style>
</head>
<script src="https://cdn.socket.io/socket.io-1.2.0.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.js"></script>
<script>
var socket = io();
$('form').submit(function(){
socket.emit('chat message', $('#m').val());
$('#m').val('');
return false;
});
</script>
<body>
<ul id="messages"></ul>
<form action="">
<input id="m" autocomplete="off" /><button>Send</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<script>block in your html file that contains the socket.io code before the closing</body>tag.