Encoding

12 Sep 20251 minute to read

Encoding class: Contains the details about encoding type, whether to write a Unicode byte order mark (BOM).

let encoding : Encoding = new Encoding();
encoding.type = 'Utf8';
encoding.getBytes('Encoding', 0, 5);

Properties

includeBom boolean

Gets a value indicating whether to write a Unicode byte order mark

type EncodingType

Gets the encoding type.

Methods

destroy

To clear the encoding instance

Returns void

getByteCount

Calculates the number of bytes produced by encoding the characters in the specified string

Parameter	Type	Description
chars	string	The string containing the set of characters to encode

Returns number

getBytes

Encodes a set of characters from the specified string into the ArrayBuffer.

Returns ArrayBuffer

getString

Decodes a sequence of bytes from the specified ArrayBuffer into the string.

Returns string