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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/socketio](./socketio.md) &gt; [SocketIoInvokeMethodProvider](./socketio.socketioinvokemethodprovider.md) &gt; [action](./socketio.socketioinvokemethodprovider.action.md)

## SocketIoInvokeMethodProvider.action() method

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
action(context: Context, controller: ControllerClass, methodName: string, args: unknown[]): any;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  context | [Context](./context.context.md) |  |
|  controller | [ControllerClass](./core.controllerclass.md) |  |
|  methodName | string |  |
|  args | unknown\[\] |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

any