method Buffer.readInt8
#Buffer.readInt8(offset?: number): numberReads a signed 8-bit integer from buf at the specified offset.
Integers read from a Buffer are interpreted as two's complement signed values.
import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';
const buf = Buffer.from([-1, 5]);
console.log(buf.readInt8(0));
// Prints: -1
console.log(buf.readInt8(1));
// Prints: 5
console.log(buf.readInt8(2));
// Throws ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE.
Parameters #
optional
#offset: number = 0Number of bytes to skip before starting to read. Must satisfy 0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1.
Return Type #
number