CloseEvent

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

A CloseEvent is sent to clients using WebSockets when the connection is closed. This is delivered to the listener indicated by the WebSocket object's onclose attribute.

Event CloseEvent

Constructor

CloseEvent()

Creates a new CloseEvent.

Instance properties

This interface also inherits properties from its parent, Event.

CloseEvent.code Read only

Returns an unsigned short containing the close code sent by the server.

CloseEvent.reason Read only

Returns a string indicating the reason the server closed the connection. This is specific to the particular server and sub-protocol.

CloseEvent.wasClean Read only

Returns a boolean value that Indicates whether or not the connection was cleanly closed.

Instance methods

This interface also inherits methods from its parent, Event.

Specifications

Specification
WebSockets Standard
# the-closeevent-interface

Browser compatibility

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See also