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 li = document.createElement("li"); document.getElementById("messagesList").appendChild(li); // We can assign user-supplied strings to an element's textContent because it // is not interpreted as markup. If you're assigning in any other way, you // should be aware of possible script injection concerns. li.textContent = `${user} says ${message}`; }); 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(); });