The getFloat32() method gets a signed 32-bit float (float) at the specified byte offset from the start of the DataView.
DataView.prototype.getFloat32()
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Syntax
getFloat32(byteOffset) getFloat32(byteOffset, littleEndian)
Parameters
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byteOffset -
The offset, in byte, from the start of the view where to read the data.
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littleEndian -
Optional Indicates whether the 32-bit float is stored in little- or big-endian format. If
falseorundefined, a big-endian value is read.
Return value
A signed 32-bit float number.
Errors thrown
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RangeError -
Thrown if the
byteOffsetis set such as it would read beyond the end of the view.
Description
There is no alignment constraint; multi-byte values may be fetched from any offset.
Examples
Using the getFloat32 method
var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8); var dataview = new DataView(buffer); dataview.getFloat32(1); // 0
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | Server | ||||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | Deno | Node.js | |
getFloat32 |
9
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12
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15
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10
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12.1
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5.1
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4
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18
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15
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12.1
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5
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1.0
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1.0
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0.10.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView/getFloat32
