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TypedArray.prototype.buffer

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

The buffer accessor property of TypedArray instances returns the ArrayBuffer or SharedArrayBuffer referenced by this typed array at construction time.

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Try it

// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
const uint16 = new Uint16Array(buffer);

console.log(uint16.buffer.byteLength);
// Expected output: 8

Description

The buffer property is an accessor property whose set accessor function is undefined, meaning that you can only read this property. The value is established when the TypedArray is constructed and cannot be changed. TypedArray is one of the TypedArray objects.

Because a typed array is a view of a buffer, the underlying buffer may be longer than the typed array itself.

Examples

Using the buffer property

js
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
const uint16 = new Uint16Array(buffer);
uint16.buffer; // ArrayBuffer { byteLength: 8 }

Accessing the underlying buffer from a sliced array view

js
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(1024);
const arr = new Uint8Array(buffer, 64, 128);
console.log(arr.byteLength); // 128
console.log(arr.buffer.byteLength); // 1024
console.log(arr.buffer === buffer); // true

Specifications

Specification

ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-get-%typedarray%.prototype.buffer

Browser compatibility

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See also

JavaScript typed arrays guide
TypedArray

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Standard built-in objects
TypedArray
Static methods
1. from()
2. of()
Static properties
1. BYTES_PER_ELEMENT
2. [Symbol.species]
Instance methods
1. at()
2. copyWithin()
3. entries()
4. every()
5. fill()
6. filter()
7. find()
8. findIndex()
9. findLast()
10. findLastIndex()
11. forEach()
12. includes()
13. indexOf()
14. join()
15. keys()
16. lastIndexOf()
17. map()
18. reduce()
19. reduceRight()
20. reverse()
21. set()
22. slice()
23. some()
24. sort()
25. subarray()
26. toLocaleString()
27. toReversed()
28. toSorted()
29. toString()
30. values()
31. with()
32. [Symbol.iterator]()
Instance properties
1. buffer
2. byteLength
3. byteOffset
4. length
Inheritance
Object/Function
Static methods
1. apply()
2. bind()
3. call()
4. toString()
5. [Symbol.hasInstance]()
Static properties
1. displayName
2. length
3. name
4. prototype
5. arguments
6. caller
Instance methods
1. __defineGetter__()
2. __defineSetter__()
3. __lookupGetter__()
4. __lookupSetter__()
5. hasOwnProperty()
6. isPrototypeOf()
7. propertyIsEnumerable()
8. toLocaleString()
9. toString()
10. valueOf()
Instance properties
1. __proto__
2. constructor
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BigUint64Array
Float16Array
Float32Array
Float64Array
Int8Array
Int16Array
Int32Array
Uint8Array
Uint8ClampedArray
Uint16Array
Uint32Array