DataView.prototype.getBigInt64()

The getBigInt64() method of DataView instances reads 8 bytes starting at the specified byte offset of this DataView and interprets them as a 64-bit signed integer. There is no alignment constraint; multi-byte values may be fetched from any offset within bounds.

// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);

// Highest possible BigInt value that fits in a signed 64-bit integer
const max = 2n ** (64n - 1n) - 1n;

const view = new DataView(buffer);
view.setBigInt64(1, max);

console.log(view.getBigInt64(1));
// Expected output: 9223372036854775807n

Syntax

getBigInt64(byteOffset)
getBigInt64(byteOffset, littleEndian)

Parameters

• byteOffset
  • : The offset, in bytes, from the start of the view to read the data from.
• littleEndian Optional
  • : Indicates whether the data is stored in little- or big-endian format. If false or undefined, a big-endian value is read.

Return value

A BigInt from -2⁶³ to 2⁶³-1, inclusive.

Exceptions

• RangeError
  • : Thrown if the byteOffset is set such that it would read beyond the end of the view.

Examples

Using getBigInt64()

const { buffer } = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
console.log(dataview.getBigInt64(1)); // 72623859790382856n

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• JavaScript typed arrays guide
• DataView
• ArrayBuffer
• BigInt64Array