The WebSocket.binaryType property controls the type of binary data being received over the WebSocket connection.
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WebSocket: binaryType property
Value
A string:
-
"blob" -
Use
Blobobjects for binary data. This is the default value. -
"arraybuffer" -
Use
ArrayBufferobjects for binary data.
Examples
js
// Create WebSocket connection.
const socket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");
// Change binary type from "blob" to "arraybuffer"
socket.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
// Listen for messages
socket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
if (event.data instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
// binary frame
const view = new DataView(event.data);
console.log(view.getInt32(0));
} else {
// text frame
console.log(event.data);
}
});
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebSockets Standard # ref-for-dom-websocket-binarytype① |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
binaryType |
15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12.1 | 6 | 4.4 | 18 | 14 | 12.1 | 6 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSocket/binaryType