DataView.prototype.byteLength

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 byteLength accessor property of DataView instances returns the length (in bytes) of this view.

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Description

The byteLength property is an accessor property whose set accessor function is undefined, meaning that you can only read this property. The value is established when an DataView is constructed and cannot be changed. If the DataView is not specifying an offset or a byteLength, the byteLength of the referenced ArrayBuffer or SharedArrayBuffer will be returned.

Examples

Using the byteLength property

js
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
dataview.byteLength; // 8 (matches the byteLength of the buffer)

const dataview2 = new DataView(buffer, 1, 5);
dataview2.byteLength; // 5 (as specified when constructing the DataView)

const dataview3 = new DataView(buffer, 2);
dataview3.byteLength; // 6 (due to the offset of the constructed DataView)

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-get-dataview.prototype.bytelength

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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