io.sockets.socket(socket_id).emit() - has no method 'socket'

Question

im running a nodejs server + express + socket.io version 1.0.4 and everything works as expected in my app, but i just cant emit a message from server side to client side via

Answer 1

in 1.x version, u can find in docs a list of migration tips from oldest version, especifically

Broadcasting to all clients in default namespace

Previously:

io.sockets.emit('eventname', 'eventdata');

Now:

io.emit('eventname', 'eventdata');

red the docs here