javascript instance method
DataView.prototype.getInt16()
The getInt16() method of DataView instances reads 2 bytes starting at the specified byte offset of this DataView and interprets them as a 16-bit signed integer. There is no alignment constraint; multi-byte values may be fetched from any offset within bounds.
Interactive exampleOpen the canonical MDN source to run this embedded demo.
// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
const view = new DataView(buffer);
view.setInt16(1, 32767); // Max signed 16-bit integer
console.log(view.getInt16(1));
// Expected output: 32767
Syntax
getInt16(byteOffset)
getInt16(byteOffset, littleEndian)
Parameters
byteOffset- : The offset, in bytes, from the start of the view to read the data from.
littleEndianOptional- : Indicates whether the data is stored in little- or big-endian format. If
falseorundefined, a big-endian value is read.
- : Indicates whether the data is stored in little- or big-endian format. If
Return value
An integer from -32768 to 32767, inclusive.
Exceptions
RangeError- : Thrown if the
byteOffsetis set such that it would read beyond the end of the view.
- : Thrown if the
Examples
Using getInt16()
const { buffer } = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
console.log(dataview.getInt16(1)); // 258
Specifications
SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.
Browser compatibility
Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.