DataView.prototype.getInt8()
The getInt8() method of DataView instances reads 1 byte at the specified byte offset of this DataView and interprets it as an 8-bit signed integer.
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Syntax
js
getInt8(byteOffset)
Parameters
byteOffset-
The offset, in byte, from the start of the view where to read the data.
Return value
A signed 8-bit integer number.
Errors thrown
RangeError-
Thrown if the
byteOffsetis set such as it would read beyond the end of the view.
Description
There is no alignment constraint; multi-byte values may be fetched from any offset.
Examples
Using the getInt8 method
js
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
dataview.getInt8(1); // 0
Specifications
| Specification |
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| ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-dataview.prototype.getint8 |
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