$(function () {
// Reference the auto-generated proxy for the hub.
var chat = $.connection.chatHub;
// Create a function that the hub can call back to display messages.
chat.client.addNewMessageToPage = function (name, message) {
// Add the message to the page.
$('#submissions').append('
');
};
// Get the user name and store it to prepend to messages.
$('#displayname').val(prompt('Enter your name:', ''));
// Set initial focus to message input box.
$('#message').focus();
// Start the connection.
$.connection.hub.start().done(function () {
$('#sendmessage').click(function () {
// Call the Send method on the hub.
chat.server.send($('#displayname').val(), $('#message').val());
// Clear text box and reset focus for next comment.
$('#message').val('').focus();
});
});
});
// This optional function html-encodes messages for display in the page.
function htmlEncode(value) {
var encodedValue = $('').text(value).html();
return encodedValue;
}