class TextEncoder
Supported only in the v8 engine. Introduced in Max v9.2.0.
Encodes JavaScript strings into UTF-8 bytes.
Only UTF-8 is supported.
Example
const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode("hello");
post(bytes.length, "\n"); // 5
Index
Constructors
Properties
Methods
new TextEncoder()
new TextEncoder();
Constructs a new instance of the TextEncoder class
encode(input)
Encodes a string into UTF-8 bytes.
encode(input?: string): buffer.IOBuffer;
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| optional input | string | the string to encode (default "") |
| Return Value | buffer.IOBuffer | the encoded bytes as an buffer.IOBuffer (a Uint8Array subclass) |
encoding string read-only
Always "utf-8".