This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The TextEncoder.encode
method returns a Uint8Array
containing the text given in parameters encoded with the specific method for that TextEncoder
object.
Syntax
b1 = encoder.encode(buffer, options); b2 = encoder.encode(buffer);
Parameters
- buffer
- Is a
DOMString
containing the text to encode. - options Optional
- Is a
TextEncodeOptions
dictionary with the property:
stream
- A
Boolean
flag indicating if the encoding can be done in chunks or not. It defaults tofalse
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Encoding The definition of 'TextEncoder.encode()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 38 | 19.0 (19.0) [1] | No support | 25 | No support |
Available in Web Workers | 38 | 20.0 (20.0) | No support | 25 | No support |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 19.0 (19.0) [1] | 1.0.1 (19.0) | No support | ? | No support |
Available in Web Workers | No support | 20.0 (20.0) | 1.0.1 (20.0) | No support | ? | No support |
[1] An earlier, and slightly different, version of the specification was implemented in Firefox 18.
See also
- The
TextEncoder
interface it belongs to.