to-arraybuffer

What is to-arraybuffer?

The 'to-arraybuffer' npm package is designed to convert various data types into ArrayBuffer objects in JavaScript. This is particularly useful in web development for handling binary data efficiently.

What are to-arraybuffer's main functionalities?

Convert string to ArrayBuffer

This feature allows you to convert a string into an ArrayBuffer, enabling binary data manipulation of string content.

const toArrayBuffer = require('to-arraybuffer');
const buffer = toArrayBuffer('Hello World');

Convert Buffer to ArrayBuffer

Converts a Node.js Buffer into an ArrayBuffer. Useful for scenarios where you need to work with APIs that accept ArrayBuffers.

const toArrayBuffer = require('to-arraybuffer');
const buffer = Buffer.from('Hello World');
const arrayBuffer = toArrayBuffer(buffer);

Other packages similar to to-arraybuffer

buffer-to-arraybuffer

Similar to 'to-arraybuffer', this package provides functionality to convert a Buffer to an ArrayBuffer. It is specifically tailored for Buffer conversions and does not handle other data types.

typedarray-to-buffer

While not identical in functionality, 'typedarray-to-buffer' converts a TypedArray or an ArrayBuffer into a Buffer. It serves the reverse purpose compared to 'to-arraybuffer' but is useful for handling binary data in different formats.

README

to-arraybuffer

Convert from a Buffer to an ArrayBuffer as fast as possible.

Note that in some cases the returned ArrayBuffer is backed by the same memory as the original Buffer (but in other cases it is a copy), so modifying the ArrayBuffer is not recommended.

This module is designed to work both in node.js and in all browsers with ArrayBuffer support when using the Buffer implementation provided by Browserify.

Usage

var toArrayBuffer = require('to-arraybuffer')

var buffer = new Buffer(100)
// Fill the buffer with some data

var ab = toArrayBuffer(buffer)
// `ab` now contains the same data as `buffer`

License

MIT