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std/node/buffer.ts>Buffer#readInt8

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method Buffer.prototype.readInt8
import { Buffer } from "https://deno.land/std@0.162.0/node/buffer.ts";

Reads a signed 8-bit integer from buf at the specified offset.

Integers read from a Buffer are interpreted as two's complement signed values.

import { Buffer } from 'buffer';

const buf = Buffer.from([-1, 5]);

console.log(buf.readInt8(0));
// Prints: -1
console.log(buf.readInt8(1));
// Prints: 5
console.log(buf.readInt8(2));
// Throws ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE.

Parameters

optional
offset: number

Returns

number