Class ByteBuffer 
🏭 Constructors 
constructor 
new ByteBuffer(capacity: number, littleEndian: boolean, noAssert: boolean): ByteBufferConstructs a new ByteBuffer.
Parameters 
- capacity: 
numberInitial capacity. Defaults to DEFAULT_CAPACITY. - littleEndian: 
booleanWhether to use little or big endian byte order. Defaults to DEFAULT_ENDIAN. - noAssert: 
booleanWhether to skip assertions of offsets and values. Defaults to DEFAULT_NOASSERT. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:130
🏷️ Properties 
buffer 
buffer: ArrayBufferBacking ArrayBuffer.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:75
limit 
limit: numberAbsolute limit of the contained data. Set to the backing buffer's capacity upon allocation.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:105
littleEndian 
littleEndian: booleanWhether to use little endian byte order, defaults to false for big endian.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:111
markedOffset 
markedOffset: numberMarked offset.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:97
noAssert 
noAssert: booleanWhether to skip assertions of offsets and values, defaults to false.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:117
offset 
offset: numberAbsolute read/write offset.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:89
readByte 
readByte: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:364
readDouble 
readDouble: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:822
readFloat 
readFloat: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:757
readInt 
readInt: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:632
readLong 
readLong: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1390
readShort 
readShort: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:500
readUInt16 
readUInt16: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:570
readUInt32 
readUInt32: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:694
readUInt64 
readUInt64: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1454
readUInt8 
readUInt8: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:428
toArrayBuffer 
toArrayBuffer: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1498
view 
view: DataViewDataView utilized to manipulate the backing buffer. Becomes null if the backing buffer has a capacity of 0.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:81
writeByte 
writeByte: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:336
writeBytes 
writeBytes: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:298
writeDouble 
writeDouble: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:794
writeFloat 
writeFloat: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:729
writeInt 
writeInt: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:605
writeLong 
writeLong: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1363
writeShort 
writeShort: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:468
writeUInt16 
writeUInt16: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:538
writeUInt32 
writeUInt32: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:666
writeUInt64 
writeUInt64: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1426
writeUInt8 
writeUInt8: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:400
BIG_ENDIAN 
BIG_ENDIAN: boolean = falseBig endian constant that can be used instead of its boolean value. Evaluates to false.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:48
DEFAULT_CAPACITY 
DEFAULT_CAPACITY: number = 16Default initial capacity of 16.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:55
DEFAULT_ENDIAN 
DEFAULT_ENDIAN: boolean = ByteBuffer.BIG_ENDIANDefault endianess of false for big endian.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:62
DEFAULT_NOASSERT 
DEFAULT_NOASSERT: boolean = falseDefault no assertions flag of false.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:69
LITTLE_ENDIAN 
LITTLE_ENDIAN: boolean = trueLittle endian constant that can be used instead of its boolean value. Evaluates to true.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:40
VERSION 
VERSION: string = '0.0.1'ByteBuffer version.
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:32
accessor 
accessor: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:155
allocate 
allocate: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:169
concat 
concat: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:185
type 
type: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:220
wrap 
wrap: Function = ...Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:235
🔧 Methods 
BE 
BE(bigEndian: undefined | boolean): ByteBufferSwitches (to) big endian byte order.
Parameters 
- bigEndian: 
undefined | booleanDefaults totrue, otherwise uses little endian 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1146
LE 
LE(littleEndian: undefined | boolean): ByteBufferSwitches (to) little endian byte order.
Parameters 
- littleEndian: 
undefined | booleanDefaults totrue, otherwise uses big endian 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1135
append 
append(source: Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer | ByteBuffer, offset: number): ByteBufferAppends some data to this ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents behind the specified offset up to the appended data's length.
Parameters 
- source: 
Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer | ByteBufferData to append. Ifsourceis a ByteBuffer, its offsets will be modified according to the performed read operation. - offset: 
numberOffset to append at. Will use and increase offset by the number of bytes written if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:837
appendTo 
appendTo(target: ByteBuffer, offset: number): ByteBufferAppends this ByteBuffer's contents to another ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents at and after the specified offset up to the length of this ByteBuffer's data.
Parameters 
- target: 
ByteBufferTarget ByteBuffer - offset: 
numberOffset to append to. Will use and increase offset by the number of bytes read if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:868
assert 
assert(assert: boolean): ByteBufferEnables or disables assertions of argument types and offsets. Assertions are enabled by default but you can opt to disable them if your code already makes sure that everything is valid.
Parameters 
- assert: 
booleantrueto enable assertions, otherwisefalse 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:880
capacity 
capacity(): numberGets the capacity of this ByteBuffer's backing buffer.
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:890
clear 
clear(): ByteBufferClears this ByteBuffer's offsets by setting offset to 0 and limit to the backing buffer's capacity. Discards markedOffset.
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:900
clone 
clone(copy: boolean): ByteBufferCreates a cloned instance of this ByteBuffer, preset with this ByteBuffer's values for offset, markedOffset and limit.
Parameters 
- copy: 
booleanWhether to copy the backing buffer or to return another view on the same, defaults tofalse 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:914
compact 
compact(begin: undefined | number, end: undefined | number): ByteBufferCompacts this ByteBuffer to be backed by a buffer of its contents' length. Contents are the bytes between offset and limit. Will set offset = 0 and limit = capacity and adapt markedOffset to the same relative position if set.
Parameters 
- begin: 
undefined | numberOffset to start at, defaults to offset - end: 
undefined | numberOffset to end at, defaults to limit 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:939
copy 
copy(begin: undefined | number, end: undefined | number): ByteBufferCreates a copy of this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between offset and limit.
Parameters 
- begin: 
undefined | numberBegin offset, defaults to offset. - end: 
undefined | numberEnd offset, defaults to limit. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:977
copyTo 
copyTo(target: ByteBuffer, targetOffset: number, sourceOffset: number, sourceLimit: number): ByteBufferCopies this ByteBuffer's contents to another ByteBuffer. Contents are the bytes between offset and limit.
Parameters 
- target: 
ByteBufferTarget ByteBuffer - targetOffset: 
numberOffset to copy to. Will use and increase the target's offset by the number of bytes copied if omitted. - sourceOffset: 
numberOffset to start copying from. Will use and increase offset by the number of bytes copied if omitted. - sourceLimit: 
numberOffset to end copying from, defaults to limit 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1009
ensureCapacity 
ensureCapacity(capacity: number): ByteBufferMakes sure that this ByteBuffer is backed by a buffer of at least the specified capacity. If the current capacity is exceeded, it will be doubled. If double the current capacity is less than the required capacity, the required capacity will be used instead.
Parameters 
- capacity: 
numberRequired capacity 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1045
fill 
fill(value: string | number, begin: number, end: number): ByteBufferOverwrites this ByteBuffer's contents with the specified value. Contents are the bytes between offset and limit.
Parameters 
- value: 
string | numberByte value to fill with. If given as a string, the first character is used. - begin: 
numberBegin offset. Will use and increase offset by the number of bytes written if omitted. defaults to offset. - end: 
numberEnd offset, defaults to limit. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1062
flip 
flip(): ByteBufferMakes this ByteBuffer ready for a new sequence of write or relative read operations. Sets limit = offset and offset = 0. Make sure always to flip a ByteBuffer when all relative read or write operations are complete.
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1089
mark 
mark(offset: number): ByteBufferMarks an offset on this ByteBuffer to be used later.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to mark. Defaults to offset. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1104
order 
order(littleEndian: boolean): ByteBufferSets the byte order.
Parameters 
- littleEndian: 
booleantruefor little endian byte order,falsefor big endian 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1121
prepend 
prepend(source: ArrayBuffer | ByteBuffer, offset: number): ByteBufferPrepends some data to this ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents before the specified offset up to the prepended data's length. If there is not enough space available before the specified offset, the backing buffer will be resized and its contents moved accordingly.
Parameters 
- source: 
ArrayBuffer | ByteBufferData to prepend. Ifsourceis a ByteBuffer, its offset will be modified according to the performed read operation. - offset: 
numberOffset to prepend at. Will use and decrease offset by the number of bytes prepended if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1165
prependTo 
prependTo(target: ByteBuffer, offset: number): ByteBufferPrepends this ByteBuffer to another ByteBuffer. This will overwrite any contents before the specified offset up to the prepended data's length. If there is not enough space available before the specified offset, the backing buffer will be resized and its contents moved accordingly.
Parameters 
- target: 
ByteBufferTarget ByteBuffer - offset: 
numberOffset to prepend at. Will use and decrease offset by the number of bytes prepended if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1208
readBytes 
readBytes(length: number, offset: number): ByteBufferReads the specified number of bytes.
Parameters 
- length: 
numberNumber of bytes to read - offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset bylengthif omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:274
readFloat32 
readFloat32(offset: number): numberReads a 32bit float.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset by4if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:737
readFloat64 
readFloat64(offset: number): numberReads a 64bit float.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset by8if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:802
readInt16 
readInt16(offset: number): numberReads a 16bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and advance offset by2if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:478
readInt32 
readInt32(offset: number): numberReads a 32bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset by4if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:613
readInt64 
readInt64(offset: number): bigintReads a 64bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset by8if omitted. 
Return Type 
bigint
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1371
readInt8 
readInt8(offset: number): numberReads an 8bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and advance offset by1if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:344
readUint16 
readUint16(offset: number): numberReads a 16bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and advance offset by2if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:548
readUint32 
readUint32(offset: number): numberReads a 32bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset by4if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:674
readUint64 
readUint64(offset: number): bigintReads a 64bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset by8if omitted. 
Return Type 
bigint
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1434
readUint8 
readUint8(offset: number): numberReads an 8bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and advance offset by1if omitted. 
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:408
readVarint32 
readVarint32(): numberReturn Type 
number
readVarint32(offset: number): number | ObjectParameters 
- offset: 
number 
Return Type 
number | Object
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint32.ts:6, packages/bytebuffer/varint32.ts:7
readVarint32ZigZag 
readVarint32ZigZag(offset: number): number | ObjectParameters 
- offset: 
number 
Return Type 
number | Object
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint32.ts:9
readVarint64 
readVarint64(): bigintReturn Type 
bigint
readVarint64(offset: number): ObjectParameters 
- offset: 
number 
Return Type 
Object
readVarint64(offset: number): bigint | ObjectReads a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer. Requires bigint.js.
Parameters 
- offset: 
numberOffset to read from. Will use and increase offset by the number of bytes read if omitted. 
Return Type 
bigint | Object
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint64.ts:15, packages/bytebuffer/varint64.ts:16, packages/bytebuffer/varint64.ts:26
readVarint64ZigZag 
readVarint64ZigZag(offset: number): bigint | ObjectParameters 
- offset: 
number 
Return Type 
bigint | Object
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint64.ts:36
remaining 
remaining(): numberGets the number of remaining readable bytes. Contents are the bytes between offset and limit, so this returns limit - offset.
Return Type 
number
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1219
reset 
reset(): ByteBufferResets this ByteBuffer's offset. If an offset has been marked through mark before, offset will be set to markedOffset, which will then be discarded. If no offset has been marked, sets offset = 0.
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1231
resize 
resize(capacity: number): ByteBufferResizes this ByteBuffer to be backed by a buffer of at least the given capacity. Will do nothing if already that large or larger.
Parameters 
- capacity: 
numberCapacity required 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1250
reverse 
reverse(begin: undefined | number, end: undefined | number): ByteBufferReverses this ByteBuffer's contents.
Parameters 
- begin: 
undefined | numberOffset to start at, defaults to offset - end: 
undefined | numberOffset to end at, defaults to limit 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1272
skip 
skip(length: number): ByteBufferSkips the next length bytes. This will just advance
Parameters 
- length: 
numberNumber of bytes to skip. May also be negative to move the offset back. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1294
slice 
slice(begin: number, end: number): ByteBufferSlices this ByteBuffer by creating a cloned instance with offset = begin and limit = end.
Parameters 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1314
toBuffer 
toBuffer(forceCopy: boolean): ArrayBufferReturns a copy of the backing buffer that contains this ByteBuffer's contents. Contents are the bytes between offset and limit.
Parameters 
- forceCopy: 
booleanIftruereturns a copy, otherwise returns a view referencing the same memory if possible. Defaults tofalse 
Return Type 
ArrayBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1464
toHex 
toHex(begin: undefined | number, end: undefined | number): stringParameters 
- begin: 
undefined | number - end: 
undefined | number 
Return Type 
string
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/hex.ts:5
writeFloat32 
writeFloat32(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 32bit float.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by4if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:703
writeFloat64 
writeFloat64(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 64bit float.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by8if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:768
writeInt16 
writeInt16(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 16bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and advance offset by2if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:440
writeInt32 
writeInt32(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 32bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by4if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:580
writeInt64 
writeInt64(value: number | bigint, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 64bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
number | bigintValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by8if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1337
writeInt8 
writeInt8(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites an 8bit signed integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and advance offset by1if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:309
writeUint16 
writeUint16(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 16bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and advance offset by2if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:510
writeUint32 
writeUint32(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 32bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by4if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:640
writeUint64 
writeUint64(value: number | bigint, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites a 64bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
number | bigintValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by8if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:1399
writeUint8 
writeUint8(value: number, offset: number): ByteBufferWrites an 8bit unsigned integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
numberValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and advance offset by1if omitted. 
Return Type 
ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/index.ts:373
writeVarint32 
writeVarint32(value: number, offset: number): number | ByteBufferParameters 
- value: 
number - offset: 
number 
Return Type 
number | ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint32.ts:5
writeVarint32ZigZag 
writeVarint32ZigZag(value: number, offset: number): number | ByteBufferParameters 
- value: 
number - offset: 
number 
Return Type 
number | ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint32.ts:8
writeVarint64 
writeVarint64(value: number | bigint, offset: number): number | ByteBufferWrites a 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
number | bigintValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by the number of bytes written if omitted. 
Return Type 
number | ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint64.ts:14
writeVarint64ZigZag 
writeVarint64ZigZag(value: number | bigint, offset: number): number | ByteBufferWrites a zig-zag encoded 64bit base 128 variable-length integer.
Parameters 
- value: 
number | bigintValue to write - offset: 
numberOffset to write to. Will use and increase offset by the number of bytes written if omitted. 
Return Type 
number | ByteBuffer
Defined in: packages/bytebuffer/varint64.ts:35