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method Buffer.prototype.readUInt16BE
import { Buffer } from "https://dotland.deno.dev/std@0.177.0/node/buffer.ts";

Reads an unsigned, big-endian 16-bit integer from buf at the specifiedoffset.

This function is also available under the readUint16BE alias.

import { Buffer } from 'buffer';

const buf = Buffer.from([0x12, 0x34, 0x56]);

console.log(buf.readUInt16BE(0).toString(16));
// Prints: 1234
console.log(buf.readUInt16BE(1).toString(16));
// Prints: 3456

Parameters

optional
offset: number

Number of bytes to skip before starting to read. Must satisfy 0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2.

Returns

number