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Node.js Buffer.writeUInt16BE() Method

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The Buffer.writeUInt16BE() method is used to write specified bytes using Big endian format to the buffer object. The value should be a valid unsigned 16-bit integer. Syntax:
Buffer.writeUInt16BE( value, offset )
Parameters: This method accept two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
  • value: It is an integer value and that is to be written into the buffer.
  • offset: It is an integer value and it represents the number of bytes to skip before starting to write and the value of offset lies within the range 0 to buffer.length - 2. Its default value is 0.
Return value: It returns an integer value offset plus number of bytes written. Example 1: javascript
// Node.js program to demonstrate the  
// Buffer.writeUInt16BE() Method

// Allocate a buffer
const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(4);

// Write the buffer element in BE format
buf.writeUInt16BE(0xabcd, 0);

// Display the buffer list
console.log(buf);

// Write the buffer element in BE format
buf.writeUInt16BE(0xfede, 2)

// Display the buffer list
console.log(buf);
Output:
<Buffer ab cd f4 09>
<Buffer ab cd fe de>
Example 2: javascript
// Node.js program to demonstrate the  
// Buffer.writeUInt16BE() Method

// Allocate a buffer
const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(4);

// Write the buffer element in BE format
buf.writeUInt16BE(0xabab, 0);

// Display the buffer list
console.log(buf);

// Write the buffer element in BE format
buf.writeUInt16BE(0xefde, 2);

// Display the buffer list
console.log(buf);
Output:
<Buffer ab ab ad 09>
<Buffer ab ab ef de>
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node index.js command. Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buffer_buf_writeuint16be_value_offset

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