DataView.prototype.getInt8()

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 getInt8() method of DataView instances reads 1 byte at the specified byte offset of this DataView and interprets it as an 8-bit signed integer.

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Syntax

js
getInt8(byteOffset)

Parameters

byteOffset

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

Return value

An integer from -128 to 127, inclusive.

Exceptions

RangeError

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

Examples

Using getInt8()

js
const { buffer } = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
console.log(dataview.getInt8(1)); // 1

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification
# sec-dataview.prototype.getint8

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobileserver
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
Node.js
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