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DataView() constructor

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The DataView() constructor creates DataView objects.

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// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16); // Create a couple of views const view1 = new DataView(buffer); const view2 = new DataView(buffer, 12, 4); // From byte 12 for the next 4 bytes view1.setInt8(12, 42); // Put 42 in slot 12 console.log(view2.getInt8(0)); // Expected output: 42

Syntax

js
new DataView(buffer) new DataView(buffer, byteOffset) new DataView(buffer, byteOffset, byteLength)

Note: DataView() can only be constructed with new. Attempting to call it without new throws a TypeError.

Parameters

buffer

An existing ArrayBuffer or SharedArrayBuffer to use as the storage backing the new DataView object.

byteOffset Optional

The offset, in bytes, to the first byte in the above buffer for the new view to reference. If unspecified, the buffer view starts with the first byte.

byteLength Optional

The number of elements in the byte array. If unspecified, the view's length will match the buffer's length.

Return value

A new DataView object representing the specified data buffer.

Exceptions

RangeError

Thrown if the byteOffset or byteLength parameter values result in the view extending past the end of the buffer. In other words, byteOffset + byteLength > buffer.byteLength.

Examples

Using DataView

js
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16); const view = new DataView(buffer, 0); view.setInt16(1, 42); view.getInt16(1); // 42

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-dataview-constructor

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  1. Standard built-in objects
  2. DataView
  3. Constructor
    1. DataView()
  4. Instance methods
    1. getBigInt64()
    2. getBigUint64()
    3. getFloat16()
    4. getFloat32()
    5. getFloat64()
    6. getInt8()
    7. getInt16()
    8. getInt32()
    9. getUint8()
    10. getUint16()
    11. getUint32()
    12. setBigInt64()
    13. setBigUint64()
    14. setFloat16()
    15. setFloat32()
    16. setFloat64()
    17. setInt8()
    18. setInt16()
    19. setInt32()
    20. setUint8()
    21. setUint16()
    22. setUint32()
  5. Instance properties
    1. buffer
    2. byteLength
    3. byteOffset
  6. Inheritance
  7. Object/Function
  8. Static methods
    1. apply()
    2. bind()
    3. call()
    4. toString()
    5. [Symbol.hasInstance]()
  9. Static properties
    1. displayName
    2. length
    3. name
    4. prototype
    5. arguments
    6. caller
  10. Instance methods
    1. __defineGetter__()
    2. __defineSetter__()
    3. __lookupGetter__()
    4. __lookupSetter__()
    5. hasOwnProperty()
    6. isPrototypeOf()
    7. propertyIsEnumerable()
    8. toLocaleString()
    9. toString()
    10. valueOf()
  11. Instance properties
    1. __proto__
    2. constructor

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