This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The TextDecoder.decode
method returns a DOMString
containing the text, given in parameters, decoded with the specific method for that TextDecoder
object.
Syntax
b1 = decoder.decode(buffer, options);
b2 = decoder.decode(buffer);
b3 = decoder.decode();
Parameters
- buffer Optional
- Is either an
ArrayBuffer
or anArrayBufferView
containing the text to decode. - options Optional
- Is a
TextDecodeOptions
dictionary with the property:
stream
- A
Boolean
flag indicating that additional data will follow in subsequent calls to decode(). Set to true if processing the data in chunks, and false for the final chunk or if the data is not chunked. It defaults to false.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Encoding The definition of 'TextDecoder.decode()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 38.0 | 19.0 (19.0) [1] | No support | 25 | No support |
Available in Web Workers | 38.0 | 20.0 (20.0) | No support | 25 | No support |
Feature | Android | Android Webview | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 38.0 | 19.0 (19.0) [1] | 1.0.1 (19.0) | No support | ? | No support | 38.0 |
Available in Web Workers | No support | 38.0 | 20.0 (20.0) | 1.0.1 (20.0) | No support | ? | No support | 38.0 |
[1] An earlier, and slightly different, version of the specification was implemented in Firefox 18.
See also
- The
TextDecoder
interface it belongs to.
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