typed-array-constructor

Get a typed array constructor based on the hypothetical max value it could contain. Signed or unsigned.

Installation

npm install typed-array-constructor

Usage

import typedArrayConstructor from "typed-array-constructor";

new (typedArrayConstructor(255))(10);
// => Uint8Array(10)
new (typedArrayConstructor(127, true))(10);
// => Int8Array(10)
new (typedArrayConstructor(255, true))(10);
// => Int16Array(10)

new (typedArrayConstructor(-255))(10);
// => Uint8Array(10)
new (typedArrayConstructor(-255, true))(10);
// => Int16Array(10)

new (typedArrayConstructor(65535 + 1))(10);
// => Uint32Array(10)

API

typedArrayConstructor

typedArrayConstructor(maxValue, signed) ⇒ Uint8Array | Uint16Array | Uint32Array | BigInt64Array | Int8Array | Int16Array | Int32Array | BigInt64Array ⏏

Get a typed array constructor based on the hypothetical max value it could contain. Signed or unsigned.

Kind: Exported function See: MDN TypedArray objects

Param	Type	Description
maxValue	number	The max value expected.
signed	boolean	Get a signed or unsigned array.

License

MIT. See license file.