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## socketio.socket() function

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
function socket(): (target: Object, member: string | undefined, methodDescriptorOrParameterIndex?: number | TypedPropertyDescriptor<any> | undefined) => void;
```
<b>Returns:</b>

(target: Object, member: string \| undefined, methodDescriptorOrParameterIndex?: number \| TypedPropertyDescriptor&lt;any&gt; \| undefined) =&gt; void


