JavaScript dataView.setInt16() Method

The dataView.setInt16() is an inbuilt function in dataView that is used to store a signed 16-bit integer at the specified location i.e at byte offset from the start of the dataView. 

Syntax:

dataView.setInt16(byteOffset)

Parameters: It has the parameter byteOffset which is offset in a byte and it says where to read the data from the beginning(start) of the view.

Return value: This function does not return anything.

Below are examples of the dataView.setInt16() Method. 

Example 1:

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var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20);

var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10);
dataview1.setInt16(1, 12);
console.log(dataview1.getInt8(1));

Output:

12

Example 2:

javascript

// Creating buffer with size in byte
var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20);

// Creating a view
var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10);

// put the data 56 at slot 1
dataview1.setInt16(1, 56);
console.log(dataview1.getInt16(1));

Output:

56

Example 3: This function does not accept float value which is why it converts float value to integer value. It can be seen from the output of the below program that the program should give output as 3.14 (the value of PI) but this function converts this value to 3.  

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// Creating buffer with size in byte
var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20);

// Creating a view with slot from o to 10
var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10);

// put the value of PI at slot 1
dataview1.setInt16(1, Math.PI);
console.log(dataview1.getInt16(1));

Output:

3

Example 4: When there is no data to be stored, then it returns zero (0). 

javascript

// Creating buffer with size in byte
var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20);

// Creating a view
var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10);

// putting no data at slot 1
dataview1.setInt16(1);
document.write(dataview1.getInt16(1));

Output:

0

We have a complete list of Javascript Date Objects, to check those please go through this JavaScript dataView Complete Reference article.

Supported Browsers:

• Google Chrome 9 and above
• Edge 12 and above
• Firefox 15 and above
• Internet Explorer 10 and above
• Opera 12.1 and above
• Safari 5.1 and above

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