TextEncoder.prototype.encode()
The TextEncoder.prototype.encode()
method takes a USVString
as input, and returns a Uint8Array
containing the text given in parameters encoded with the specific method for that TextEncoder
object.
Syntax
b1 = encoder.encode(string);
Parameters
string
-
Is a
USVString
containing the text to encode.
Return value
A Uint8Array
object.
Examples
<p class="source">This is a sample paragraph.</p> <p class="result">Encoded result: </p>
const sourcePara = document.querySelector('.source'); const resultPara = document.querySelector('.result'); const string = sourcePara.textContent; const textEncoder = new TextEncoder(); let encoded = textEncoder.encode(string); resultPara.textContent += encoded;
Specifications
Specification |
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Encoding # ref-for-dom-textencoder-encode① |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
encode |
38 |
79 |
19
18
Firefox 18 implemented an earlier and slightly different version of the specification.
|
No |
25 |
10.1 |
38 |
38 |
19
18
Firefox 18 implemented an earlier and slightly different version of the specification.
|
Yes |
10.3 |
3.0 |
See also
- The
TextEncoder
interface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TextEncoder/encode