Float16Array - JavaScript | MDN

Constructor

Float16Array()

Creates a new Float16Array object.

Static properties

Also inherits static properties from its parent TypedArray.

Float16Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT

Returns a number value of the element size. 2 in the case of Float16Array.

Static methods

Inherits static methods from its parent TypedArray.

Instance properties

Also inherits instance properties from its parent TypedArray.

These properties are defined on Float16Array.prototype and shared by all Float16Array instances.

Float16Array.prototype.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT

Returns a number value of the element size. 2 in the case of a Float16Array.

Float16Array.prototype.constructor

The constructor function that created the instance object. For Float16Array instances, the initial value is the Float16Array constructor.

Instance methods

Inherits instance methods from its parent TypedArray.

Examples

Different ways to create a Float16Array

js

// From a length
const float16 = new Float16Array(2);
float16[0] = 42;
console.log(float16[0]); // 42
console.log(float16.length); // 2
console.log(float16.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT); // 2

// From an array
const x = new Float16Array([21, 31]);
console.log(x[1]); // 31

// From another TypedArray
const y = new Float16Array(x);
console.log(y[0]); // 21

// From an ArrayBuffer
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(32);
const z = new Float16Array(buffer, 4, 4);
console.log(z.byteOffset); // 4

// From an iterable
const iterable = (function* () {
  yield* [1, 2, 3];
})();
const float16FromIterable = new Float16Array(iterable);
console.log(float16FromIterable);
// Float16Array [1, 2, 3]

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-float16array

Browser compatibility

See also

Help improve MDN

Learn how to contribute

This page was last modified on by MDN contributors.