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x/deno/ext/node/polyfills/buffer.ts>Buffer#readInt16BE

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method Buffer.prototype.readInt16BE
import { Buffer } from "https://deno.land/x/deno@v1.39.0/ext/node/polyfills/buffer.ts";

Reads a signed, big-endian 16-bit integer from buf at the specified offset.

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

import { Buffer } from "ext:deno_node/internal/buffer";

const buf = Buffer.from([0, 5]);

console.log(buf.readInt16BE(0));
// Prints: 5

Parameters

optional
offset: number

Number of bytes to skip before starting to read. Must satisfy 0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2.

Returns

number