The DataView() constructor creates DataView objects.
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DataView() constructor
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Syntax
Parameters
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buffer -
An existing
ArrayBufferorSharedArrayBufferto use as the storage backing the newDataViewobject. byteOffsetOptional-
The offset, in bytes, to the first byte in the above buffer for the new view to reference. If unspecified, the buffer view starts with the first byte.
byteLengthOptional-
The number of elements in the byte array. If unspecified, the view's length will match the buffer's length.
Return value
A new DataView object representing the specified data buffer.
Exceptions
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RangeError -
Thrown if the
byteOffsetorbyteLengthparameter values result in the view extending past the end of the buffer. In other words,byteOffset + byteLength > buffer.byteLength.
Examples
Using DataView
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
const view = new DataView(buffer, 0);
view.setInt16(1, 42);
view.getInt16(1); // 42
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | Server | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | Deno | Node.js | ||
DataView |
9 | 12 | 15 | 12.1 | 5.1 | 18 | 15 | 12.1 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.10.0 | |
new_required |
11 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 5.1 | 18 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | ≤37 | 1.0 | 0.10.0 | |
sharedarraybuffer_support |
68 | 79 | 78 | 55 | 15.2 | 89 | 79 | 63 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 89 | 1.0 | 8.10.0 | |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView/DataView