DataView.constructor

The DataView constructor.

Syntax

new DataView(buffer, byteOffset?, byteLength?)

Parameters

• buffer

  The ArrayBuffer to view.

• byteOffset optional

  The offset in bytes from the start of the buffer. If not specified, the view of the buffer starts at the beginning of the buffer.

• byteLength optional

  The number of bytes to view. If not specified, the view extends to the end of the buffer.

Return value

A new DataView object.

Examples

var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(4)
var view = new DataView(buffer)
view.setUint16(2, 0xffff)
buffer

ArrayBuffer [0, 0, 255, 255]