# uint8-to-utf16

**Repository Path**: mirrors_WebReflection/uint8-to-utf16

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: uint8-to-utf16
- **Description**: A safe Uint8Array to utf-16 string converter
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: ISC
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-01-03

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

# A safe Uint8Array to utf-16 string converter

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Compatible with any binary data and every modern, client/server, JS engine.

```js
import {encode, decode} from 'uint8-to-utf16';
// const {encode, decode} = require('uint8-to-utf16');

const utf8Binary = new Uint8Array(anyArrayBuffer);

// encode converts Uint8Array instances to utf-16 strings
const encoded = encode(utf8Binary);

// it's just like any other string
console.log(encoded);

// decode converts utf-16 strings, encoded via this module,
// into their original Uint8Array representation
const decoded = decode(encoded);

console.assert(
  JSON.stringify([...utf8Binary]) ===
  JSON.stringify([...decoded]),
  'safe Uint8Array to utf-16 conversion'
);
```

**Please note** if you use `TextEncoder` or `TextDecoder` your encoded string _might_ lose important data in the process.

Looking for a drop in module that converts into base64 strings instead? Check [uint8-to-base64](https://github.com/WebReflection/uint8-to-base64#readme) out!