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diff --git a/docs/guides/binary/arraybuffer-to-buffer.md b/docs/guides/binary/arraybuffer-to-buffer.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2737ebb4e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/guides/binary/arraybuffer-to-buffer.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +name: Convert an ArrayBuffer to a Uint8Array +--- + +The Node.js [`Buffer`](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html) API predates the introduction of `ArrayBuffer` into the JavaScript language. Bun implements both. + +Use the static `Buffer.from()` method to create a `Buffer` from an `ArrayBuffer`. + +```ts +const arrBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(64); +const nodeBuffer = Buffer.from(arrBuffer); +``` + +--- + +To create a `Buffer` that only views a portion of the underlying buffer, pass the offset and length to the constructor. + +```ts +const arrBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(64); +const nodeBuffer = Buffer.from(arrBuffer, 0, 16); // view first 16 bytes +``` + +--- + +See [Docs > API > Binary Data](/docs/api/binary-data#conversion) for complete documentation on manipulating binary data with Bun. |