"use strict"; var connection = new signalR.HubConnectionBuilder().withUrl("/chatHub").build(); //Disable send button until connection is established document.getElementById("sendButton").disabled = true; connection.on("ReceiveMessage", function (user, message) { var msg = message.replace(/&/g, "&").replace(//g, ">"); var encodedMsg = user + " says " + msg; var li = document.createElement("li"); li.textContent = encodedMsg; document.getElementById("messagesList").appendChild(li); }); connection.start().then(function () { document.getElementById("sendButton").disabled = false; }).catch(function (err) { return console.error(err.toString()); }); document.getElementById("sendButton").addEventListener("click", function (event) { var user = document.getElementById("userInput").value; var message = document.getElementById("messageInput").value; connection.invoke("SendMessage", user, message).catch(function (err) { return console.error(err.toString()); }); event.preventDefault(); });