Buffer constructor.
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var Buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-ctor' );Allocates a Buffer having a specified number of bytes.
var b = new Buffer( 10 );
// returns <Buffer>Allocates a Buffer from an array of octets.
var b = new Buffer( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] );
// returns <Buffer>[ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]Copies buffer data to a new Buffer instance.
var b1 = new Buffer( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] );
var b2 = new Buffer( b1 );
// returns <Buffer>[ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]Returns a Buffer containing a provided string.
var b = new Buffer( 'beep boop' );
// returns <Buffer>TODO: add properties
TODO: add methods
var ctor = require( '@stdlib/buffer-ctor' );
var b;
var i;
// Allocate uninitialized memory:
if ( typeof ctor.alloc === 'function' ) {
b = ctor.alloc( 10 );
} else {
b = new ctor( 10 );
}
// Zero fill the buffer...
for ( i = 0; i < b.length; i++ ) {
b[ i ] = 0;
}
console.log( b );@stdlib/array-buffer: ArrayBuffer.
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