function

buffer.isAscii

input: ArrayBuffer | Buffer<ArrayBufferLike> | TypedArray<ArrayBufferLike>

): boolean;

This function returns true if input contains only valid ASCII-encoded data, including the case in which input is empty.

Throws if the input is a detached array buffer.

@param input

The input to validate.

Referenced types

class ArrayBuffer

Represents a raw buffer of binary data, which is used to store data for the different typed arrays. ArrayBuffers cannot be read from or written to directly, but can be passed to a typed array or DataView Object to interpret the raw buffer as needed.

readonly [Symbol.toStringTag]: string
readonly byteLength: number
Read-only. The length of the ArrayBuffer (in bytes).
resize(
newByteLength?: number
): void;
Resizes the ArrayBuffer to the specified size (in bytes).
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resize(
byteLength: number
): ArrayBuffer;
Resize an ArrayBuffer in-place.
slice(
begin: number,
end?: number
): ArrayBuffer;
Returns a section of an ArrayBuffer.
transfer(
newByteLength?: number
): ArrayBuffer;
Creates a new ArrayBuffer with the same byte content as this buffer, then detaches this buffer.
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transferToFixedLength(
newByteLength?: number
): ArrayBuffer;
Creates a new non-resizable ArrayBuffer with the same byte content as this buffer, then detaches this buffer.
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