Sometimes, we want to update all clients using Socket.io and JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to update all clients using Socket.io and JavaScript.
How to update all clients using Socket.io and JavaScript?
To update all clients using Socket.io and JavaScript, we can use the io.sockets.emit method.
For instance, we write
io.sockets.emit("users_count", clients);
to call io.sockets.emit to emit the 'users_count' event with clients as the payload.
We can also use socket.broadcast.emit to sends a message to everyone except the socket that starts it.
For instance, we write
socket.broadcast.emit("users_count", clients);
to call socket.broadcast.emit to emit the 'users_count' event with clients as the payload.
Conclusion
To update all clients using Socket.io and JavaScript, we can use the io.sockets.emit method.
