JavaScript WebSockets with UDP?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4657033/javascript-websockets-with-udp

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No, it's not possible to have UDP communication within JavaScript. Sorry. share edit answered Jan 11 '11 at 11:28 Pablo Santa Cruz 103k 18 171 216

11   Crap, I hope they will add this in the future. :( –  user142019 Jan 11 '11 at 11:30 @TimeMachine They won't WebSockets built on top of TCP, the initial handshake is also made so that it is recognized as an HTTP upgrade request by web servers. You can read more about the protocol in the latest draft: tools.ietf.org/html/draft-abarth-thewebsocketprotocol-00 –  Ivo Wetzel Jan 11 '11 at 22:17 2   And what about node.js? –  VansFannel Jul 18 '12 at 20:31 1   @IvoWetzel Why does that mean they won't? I can think of several ways to implement UDP Websockets securely. –  Timmmm Apr 6 '14 at 10:41 5   Answer is not up-to-date anymore: WebRTC webrtc.org offers (experimental) UDP in the browser and nodejs can access udp sockets on the server. –  Fenchurch Sep 13 '15 at 11:53