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How to create a socket connection with Node.js - part two - the client side
<html>
<body>
<h1>Socket.io Test!!! :)</h1>
<form id="myForm">
<input id="firstname" type="text">
<input id="lastname" type="text">
<input id="submit" type="submit">
</form>
<script src="http://localhost:1337/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script>
var socket = io.connect("http://localhost:1337"),
fname = document.getElementById("firstname"),
lname = document.getElementById("lastname"),
form = document.getElementById("myForm");
form.addEventListener("submit", function(e){
e.preventDefault();
socket.emit("myClientMessage", {firstname:fname.value, lastname:lname.value});
});
socket.on("myServerMessage", function(data){ //keep listening for server messages
if (data.username){
alert("Username set: " + data.username);
}else{
alert("Server Says: " + data);
}
})
</script>
</body>
</html>
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