Node.js v9.11.2 Documentation

Table of Contents

• Buffer
  • Buffer.from(), Buffer.alloc(), and Buffer.allocUnsafe()
    • The --zero-fill-buffers command line option
    • What makes Buffer.allocUnsafe() and Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow() "unsafe"?
  • Buffers and Character Encodings
  • Buffers and TypedArray
  • Buffers and iteration
  • Class: Buffer
    • new Buffer(array)
    • new Buffer(arrayBuffer[, byteOffset [, length]])
    • new Buffer(buffer)
    • new Buffer(size)
    • new Buffer(string[, encoding])
    • Class Method: Buffer.alloc(size[, fill[, encoding]])
    • Class Method: Buffer.allocUnsafe(size)
    • Class Method: Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size)
    • Class Method: Buffer.byteLength(string[, encoding])
    • Class Method: Buffer.compare(buf1, buf2)
    • Class Method: Buffer.concat(list[, totalLength])
    • Class Method: Buffer.from(array)
    • Class Method: Buffer.from(arrayBuffer[, byteOffset[, length]])
    • Class Method: Buffer.from(buffer)
    • Class Method: Buffer.from(string[, encoding])
    • Class Method: Buffer.from(object[, offsetOrEncoding[, length]])
    • Class Method: Buffer.isBuffer(obj)
    • Class Method: Buffer.isEncoding(encoding)
    • Class Property: Buffer.poolSize
    • buf[index]
    • buf.buffer
    • buf.compare(target[, targetStart[, targetEnd[, sourceStart[, sourceEnd]]]])
    • buf.copy(target[, targetStart[, sourceStart[, sourceEnd]]])
    • buf.entries()
    • buf.equals(otherBuffer)
    • buf.fill(value[, offset[, end]][, encoding])
    • buf.includes(value[, byteOffset][, encoding])
    • buf.indexOf(value[, byteOffset][, encoding])
    • buf.keys()
    • buf.lastIndexOf(value[, byteOffset][, encoding])