ArrayBuffer

new ArrayBuffer(length)

length

The size, in bytes, of the array buffer to create.

A new ArrayBuffer object of the specified size. Its contents are initialized to 0.

A RangeError is thrown if the length is larger than Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER (>= 2 ** 53) or negative.

The ArrayBuffer constructor creates a new ArrayBuffer of the given length in bytes.

• From a Base64 string
• From a local file

ArrayBuffer.length

The ArrayBuffer constructor's length property whose value is 1.

get ArrayBuffer[@@species]

The constructor function that is used to create derived objects.

ArrayBuffer.prototype

Allows the addition of properties to all ArrayBuffer objects.

ArrayBuffer.isView(arg)

Returns true if arg is one of the ArrayBuffer views, such as typed array objects or a DataView. Returns false otherwise.

ArrayBuffer.transfer(oldBuffer [, newByteLength]) Experimental

Returns a new ArrayBuffer whose contents are taken from the oldBuffer's data and then is either truncated or zero-extended by newByteLength.

All ArrayBuffer instances inherit from ArrayBuffer.prototype.

ArrayBuffer.slice() Non-standard

Has the same functionality as ArrayBuffer.prototype.slice().

In this example, we create a 8-byte buffer with a Int32Array view referring to the buffer:

var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
var view   = new Int32Array(buffer);

Starting with ECMAScript 2015, ArrayBuffer constructors require to be constructed with a new operator. Calling an ArrayBuffer constructor as a function without new, will throw a TypeError from now on.

var dv = ArrayBuffer(10);
// TypedError: calling a builtin ArrayBuffer constructor
// without new is forbidden

var dv = new ArrayBuffer(10);

• JavaScript typed arrays
• SharedArrayBuffer