Uint16Array - JavaScript | MDN

Constructor

Uint16Array()

Creates a new Uint16Array object.

Static properties

Also inherits static properties from its parent TypedArray.

Uint16Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT

Returns a number value of the element size. 2 in the case of Uint16Array.

Static methods

Inherits static methods from its parent TypedArray.

Instance properties

Also inherits instance properties from its parent TypedArray.

These properties are defined on Uint16Array.prototype and shared by all Uint16Array instances.

Uint16Array.prototype.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT

Returns a number value of the element size. 2 in the case of a Uint16Array.

Uint16Array.prototype.constructor

The constructor function that created the instance object. For Uint16Array instances, the initial value is the Uint16Array constructor.

Instance methods

Inherits instance methods from its parent TypedArray.

Examples

Different ways to create a Uint16Array

js

// From a length
const uint16 = new Uint16Array(2);
uint16[0] = 42;
console.log(uint16[0]); // 42
console.log(uint16.length); // 2
console.log(uint16.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT); // 2

// From an array
const x = new Uint16Array([21, 31]);
console.log(x[1]); // 31

// From another TypedArray
const y = new Uint16Array(x);
console.log(y[0]); // 21

// From an ArrayBuffer
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
const z = new Uint16Array(buffer, 2, 4);
console.log(z.byteOffset); // 2

// From an iterable
const iterable = (function* () {
  yield* [1, 2, 3];
})();
const uint16FromIterable = new Uint16Array(iterable);
console.log(uint16FromIterable);
// Uint16Array [1, 2, 3]

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-typedarray-objects

Browser compatibility

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