TypedArray.prototype.byteLength

The byteLength accessor property represents the length (in bytes) of a typed array.

The source for this interactive example is stored in a GitHub repository. If you'd like to contribute to the interactive examples project, please clone https://github.com/mdn/interactive-examples and send us a pull request.

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 a TypedArray is constructed and cannot be changed. If the TypedArray is not specifying an byteOffset or a length, the length of the referenced ArrayBuffer will be returned. TypedArray is one of the TypedArray objects.

Examples

Using the byteLength property

var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);

var uint8 = new Uint8Array(buffer);
uint8.byteLength; // 8 (matches the byteLength of the buffer)

var uint8 = new Uint8Array(buffer, 1, 5);
uint8.byteLength; // 5 (as specified when constructing the Uint8Array)

var uint8 = new Uint8Array(buffer, 2);
uint8.byteLength; // 6 (due to the offset of the constructed Uint8Array)

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• JavaScript typed arrays
• TypedArray