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WebSocket: readyState property

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Available in workers

The WebSocket.readyState read-only property returns the current state of the WebSocket connection.

Value

A number which is one of the four possible state constants defined on the WebSocket interface:

  • WebSocket.CONNECTING (0)
    • : Socket has been created. The connection is not yet open.
  • WebSocket.OPEN (1)
    • : The connection is open and ready to communicate.
  • WebSocket.CLOSING (2)
    • : The connection is in the process of closing.
  • WebSocket.CLOSED (3)
    • : The connection is closed or couldn’t be opened.

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

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