Encoding

6 Feb 20262 minutes 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

Get includeBom boolean

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

Get type EncodingType

Gets the encoding type.

Set type void

Sets the encoding type.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	EncodingType	The encoding type to set.

Methods

destroy

Clears 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.

Parameter	Type	Description
s	string	The string containing the set of characters to encode.
charIndex	number	The index of the first character to encode.
charCount	number	The number of characters to encode.

Returns ArrayBuffer

getString

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

Parameter	Type	Description
bytes	ArrayBuffer	The ArrayBuffer containing the sequence of bytes to decode.
index	number	The index of the first byte to decode.
count	number	The number of bytes to decode.

Returns string