DataView.prototype.getUint8() - JavaScript | MDN

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// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);

const view = new DataView(buffer);
view.setUint8(1, 255); // Max unsigned 8-bit integer

console.log(view.getUint8(1));
// Expected output: 255

Syntax

Parameters

byteOffset

The offset, in bytes, from the start of the view to read the data from.

Return value

An integer from 0 to 255, inclusive.

Exceptions

RangeError

Thrown if the byteOffset is set such that it would read beyond the end of the view.

Examples

Using getUint8()

js

const { buffer } = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
console.log(dataview.getUint8(1)); // 1

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-dataview.prototype.getuint8

Browser compatibility

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