Buffer.readInt8 - buffer - Node

method Buffer.readInt8

Usage in Deno

import { type Buffer } from "node:buffer";



Buffer.readInt8(offset?: number): number

Reads a signed 8-bit integer from buf at the specified offset.

Integers read from a Buffer are interpreted as two's complement signed values.

import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';

const buf = Buffer.from([-1, 5]);

console.log(buf.readInt8(0));
// Prints: -1
console.log(buf.readInt8(1));
// Prints: 5
console.log(buf.readInt8(2));
// Throws ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE.

Parameters

optional



offset: number = 0

Number of bytes to skip before starting to read. Must satisfy 0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1.

Return Type

number