Atomics.load()

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since December 2021.

The Atomics.load() static method returns a value at a given position in the array.

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Syntax

js
Atomics.load(typedArray, index)

Parameters

typedArray

An integer typed array. One of Int8Array, Uint8Array, Int16Array, Uint16Array, Int32Array, Uint32Array, BigInt64Array, or BigUint64Array.

index

The position in the typedArray to load from.

Return value

The value at the given position (typedArray[index]).

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if typedArray is not one of the allowed integer types.

RangeError

Thrown if index is out of bounds in the typedArray.

Examples

Using load

js
const sab = new SharedArrayBuffer(1024);
const ta = new Uint8Array(sab);

Atomics.add(ta, 0, 12);
Atomics.load(ta, 0); // 12

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-atomics.load

Browser compatibility

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