Node.js Buffer.allocUnsafe() Method
Last Updated :
13 Oct, 2021
The Buffer.allocUnsafe() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of class Buffer with in Buffer module which is used to allocate the buffer of given size but not initialize it.
Syntax:
const Buffer.allocUnsafe( size)
Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter size which holds the desired size of the buffer.
Return value: It allocates the buffer of the given size.
Below examples illustrate the use of Buffer.allocUnsafe() Method in Node.js:
Example 1:
const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(10);
console.log( "10 size Buffer created" );
console.log(buf);
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Output:
10 size Buffer created
<Buffer 88 c4 62 ba 48 02 00 00 a8 c5>
Example 2:
const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(10);
console.log( "Before filling the Buffer" );
console.log(buf);
buf.fill( 'G' );
console.log( "After filling Buffer" );
console.log(buf);
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Output:
Before filling the Buffer
After filling Buffer
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node myapp.js command.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v13.x/docs/api/buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_allocunsafe_size
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