DataView.prototype.setFloat64()
The setFloat64()
method of DataView
instances takes a number and stores it as a 64-bit float in the 8 bytes starting at the specified byte offset of this DataView
.
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Syntax
js
setFloat64(byteOffset, value)
setFloat64(byteOffset, value, littleEndian)
Parameters
byteOffset
-
The offset, in byte, from the start of the view where to store the data.
value
-
The value to set.
littleEndian
Optional-
Indicates whether the 64-bit float is stored in little- or big-endian format. If
false
orundefined
, a big-endian value is written.
Return value
Errors thrown
RangeError
-
Thrown if the
byteOffset
is set such as it would store beyond the end of the view.
Examples
Using the setFloat64 method
js
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
dataview.setFloat64(0, 3);
dataview.getFloat64(0); // 3
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-dataview.prototype.setfloat64 |
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