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interface TextDecoder

Represents a decoder for a specific text encoding, allowing you to convert binary data into a string given the encoding.

Examples

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Example 1

 
const decoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
const buffer = new Uint8Array([72, 101, 108, 108, 111]);
const decodedString = decoder.decode(buffer);
console.log(decodedString); // Outputs: "Hello"

Methods

decode(
input?: BufferSource,
): string

Turns binary data, often in the form of a Uint8Array, into a string given the encoding.