DataView.prototype.setUint32() - 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.setUint32(1, 4294967295); // Max unsigned 32-bit integer

console.log(view.getUint32(1));
// Expected output: 4294967295

Syntax

js

setUint32(byteOffset, value)
setUint32(byteOffset, value, littleEndian)

Parameters

byteOffset

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

value

The value to set. For how the value is encoded in bytes, see Value encoding and normalization.

littleEndian Optional

Indicates whether the data is stored in little- or big-endian format. If false or undefined, a big-endian value is written.

Return value

undefined.

Exceptions

RangeError

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

Examples

Using setUint32()

js

const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(10);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
dataview.setUint32(0, 3);
dataview.getUint32(1); // 768

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification
# sec-dataview.prototype.setuint32

Browser compatibility

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