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TextDecoder : Object

constructor
Decodes sequences of bytes into Strings.
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new TextDecoder() : TextDecoder

Constructs a new TextDecoder that decodes UTF-8 strings.

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new TextDecoder(label : String, [options : Object]) : TextDecoder
options : {
fatal :Boolean
ignoreBOM :Boolean
}

Constructs a new TextDecoder. See https://encoding.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-encoding-get for valid label values.

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Instance Properties

encoding : String  readonly

Returns the effective encoding from the label specified during construction of this. See https://encoding.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-encoding-get for the mapping from label values to encodings.

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fatal : Boolean  readonly

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ignoreBOM : Boolean  readonly

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Instance Methods

decode 2 variants
decode(input : ArrayBufferView, [options : Object]) : String
options : {
stream :Boolean
}

Decodes the bytes from input into a new String based on this.encoding. If options.stream is true, this will remember any partially consumed characters and apply them to the next decode() call.

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decode(input : ArrayBuffer, [options : Object]) : String
options : {
stream :Boolean
}

Decodes the bytes from input into a new String based on this.encoding. If options.stream is true, this will remember any partially consumed characters and apply them to the next decode() call.

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