Node.js module
The 'node:string_decoder' module provides the StringDecoder class, which decodes Buffer data into strings while preserving multi-byte UTF-8 and other encodings across buffer boundaries.
It ensures that decoded strings are not truncated or malformed when chunked data arrives in separate buffers.
Fully implemented. 100% of Node.js's test suite passes.
Returns any remaining input stored in the internal buffer as a string. Bytes representing incomplete UTF-8 and UTF-16 characters will be replaced with substitution characters appropriate for the character encoding.
If the buffer argument is provided, one final call to stringDecoder.write() is performed before returning the remaining input. After end() is called, the stringDecoder object can be reused for new input.
The bytes to decode.
Returns a decoded string, ensuring that any incomplete multibyte characters at the end of the Buffer, or TypedArray, or DataView are omitted from the returned string and stored in an internal buffer for the next call to stringDecoder.write() or stringDecoder.end().
The bytes to decode.
