Node.js Buffer.alloc() Method
Definition and Usage
The Buffer.alloc() method creates a new buffer object of the specified size.
Syntax
Buffer.alloc(size, fill, encoding);
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| size | Required. Specifies the size of the buffer |
| fill | Optional. Specifies a value to fill the buffer with if specified, otherwise the buffer is filled with 0 (zero-filled) |
| encoding | Optional. If the buffer values are strings, this parameter specifies the
encoding, default encoding is utf8. Supported values are: "ascii" "utf8" "utf16le" "ucs2" "base64" "latin1" "binary" "hex" |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | None |
|---|---|
| Node.js Version: | 5.10.0 |
