{{APIRef("HTML DOM")}}
A MessageEvent
is the interface representing a message received by a target, being a {{domxref("WebSocket")}} or a WebRTC {{domxref("RTCDataChannel")}}
The action triggered by this event is set via an event handler set on {{domxref("WebSocket.onmessage")}} or {{domxref("RTCDataChannel.onmessage")}}.
Attributes
Attribute | Type | Description |
data |
{{ domxref("DOMString") }} | {{ domxref("Blob") }} | ArrayBuffer |
The data from the server. |
Browser compatibility
{{ CompatibilityTable() }}
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{ CompatUnknown() }} | {{ CompatGeckoDesktop("2.0") }} | {{ CompatUnknown() }} | {{ CompatUnknown() }} | {{ CompatUnknown() }} |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{ CompatUnknown() }} | {{ CompatUnknown() }} | {{ CompatUnknown() }} | {{ CompatUnknown() }} | {{ CompatUnknown() }} |
Gecko notes
Note: As of {{Gecko("11.0")}}, Gecko supports ArrayBuffer
for data, but not {{ domxref("Blob") }}.
See also
WebSocket
WebRTC