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 | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Encoding The definition of 'TextEncoder.prototype.encode()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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encode | Chrome Full support 38 | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox
Full support
19
| IE No support No | Opera Full support 25 | Safari Full support 10.1 | WebView Android Full support 38 | Chrome Android Full support 38 | Firefox Android
Full support
19
| Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support 10.3 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 3.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
See also
- The
TextEncoder
interface it belongs to.