The TextEncoder.encode() method takes a string as input, and returns a Uint8Array containing the text given in parameters encoded with the specific method for that TextEncoder object.
TextEncode.encode()
Syntax
encode(string)
Parameters
-
string -
Is a string containing the text to encode.
Return value
A Uint8Array object.
Examples
<p class="source">This is a sample paragraph.</p> <p class="result">Encoded result: </p>
const sourcePara = document.querySelector('.source'); const resultPara = document.querySelector('.result'); const string = sourcePara.textContent; const textEncoder = new TextEncoder(); let encoded = textEncoder.encode(string); resultPara.textContent += encoded;
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Encoding # ref-for-dom-textencoder-encode① |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
encode |
38
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79
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18
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No
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25
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10.1
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38
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38
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18
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25
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10.3
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3.0
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See also
- The
TextEncoderinterface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TextEncoder/encode
