Buffer.readUInt16BE - buffer - Node

method Buffer.readUInt16BE

Usage in Deno

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



Buffer.readUInt16BE(offset?: number): number

Reads an unsigned, big-endian 16-bit integer from buf at the specifiedoffset.

This function is also available under the readUint16BE alias.

import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';

const buf = Buffer.from([0x12, 0x34, 0x56]);

console.log(buf.readUInt16BE(0).toString(16));
// Prints: 1234
console.log(buf.readUInt16BE(1).toString(16));
// Prints: 3456

Parameters

optional



offset: number = 0

Number of bytes to skip before starting to read. Must satisfy 0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2.

Return Type

number