From 4c89c60867591b50e0b31bf5009fd5ad6a3cebe1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin McDonnell Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:59:39 -0700 Subject: Add files (#3826) --- docs/guides/binary/buffer-to-string.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/guides/binary/buffer-to-string.md (limited to 'docs/guides/binary/buffer-to-string.md') diff --git a/docs/guides/binary/buffer-to-string.md b/docs/guides/binary/buffer-to-string.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f900cd6a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/guides/binary/buffer-to-string.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +name: Convert a Buffer to a string +--- + +The [`Buffer`](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html) class provides a built-in `.toString()` method that converts a `Buffer` to a string. + +```ts +const buf = Buffer.from("hello"); +const str = buf.toString(); +// => "hello" +``` + +--- + +You can optionally specify an encoding and byte range. + +```ts +const buf = Buffer.from("hello world!"); +const str = buf.toString("utf8", 0, 5); +// => "hello" +``` + +--- + +See [Docs > API > Binary Data](/docs/api/binary-data#conversion) for complete documentation on manipulating binary data with Bun. -- cgit v1.2.3