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Per nodejs#1161, when the
buf.write*() methods are given anything other than what
they expect, indicate that the behavior is unspecified.

Fixes: nodejs#1161
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jasnell committed Mar 27, 2016
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Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeDoubleBE()` writes big endian, `writeDoubleLE()` writes little
endian). The `value` argument must be a valid 64-bit double.
endian). The `value` argument *should* be a valid 64-bit double. Behavior is
unspecified if `value` is anything other than a 64-bit double.

Set `noAssert` to true to skip validation of `value` and `offset`. This means
that `value` may be too large for the specific function and `offset` may be
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* `noAssert` {Boolean} Default: false
* Return: {Number} The offset plus the number of written bytes

Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset`. The `value` must be a
valid signed 8-bit integer.
Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset`. The `value` should be a
valid signed 8-bit integer. Behavior is unspecified if `value` is anything
other than a signed 8-bit integer.

Set `noAssert` to true to skip validation of `value` and `offset`. This means
that `value` may be too large for the specific function and `offset` may be
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Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeInt16BE()` writes big endian, `writeInt16LE()` writes little
endian). The `value` must be a valid signed 16-bit integer.
endian). The `value` should be a valid signed 16-bit integer. Behavior is
unspecified if `value` is anything other than a signed 16-bit integer.

Set `noAssert` to true to skip validation of `value` and `offset`. This means
that `value` may be too large for the specific function and `offset` may be
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Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeInt32BE()` writes big endian, `writeInt32LE()` writes little
endian). The `value` must be a valid signed 32-bit integer.
endian). The `value` should be a valid signed 32-bit integer. Behavior is
unspecified if `value` is anything other than a signed 32-bit integer.

Set `noAssert` to true to skip validation of `value` and `offset`. This means
that `value` may be too large for the specific function and `offset` may be
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beyond the end of the Buffer leading to the values being silently dropped. This
should not be used unless you are certain of correctness.

Behavior is unspecified if `value` is anything other than an integer.

### buf.writeUInt8(value, offset[, noAssert])

* `value` {Number} Bytes to be written to Buffer
* `offset` {Number} `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
* `noAssert` {Boolean} Default: false
* Return: {Number} The offset plus the number of written bytes

Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset`. The `value` must be a
valid unsigned 8-bit integer.
Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset`. The `value` should be a
valid unsigned 8-bit integer. Behavior is unspecified if `value` is anything
other than an unsigned 8-bit integer.

Set `noAssert` to true to skip validation of `value` and `offset`. This means
that `value` may be too large for the specific function and `offset` may be
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Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeUInt16BE()` writes big endian, `writeUInt16LE()` writes little
endian). The `value` must be a valid unsigned 16-bit integer.
endian). The `value` should be a valid unsigned 16-bit integer. Behavior is
unspecified if `value` is anything other than an unsigned 16-bit integer.

Set `noAssert` to true to skip validation of `value` and `offset`. This means
that `value` may be too large for the specific function and `offset` may be
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Writes `value` to the Buffer at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeUInt32BE()` writes big endian, `writeUInt32LE()` writes little
endian). The `value` must be a valid unsigned 32-bit integer.
endian). The `value` should be a valid unsigned 32-bit integer. Behavior is
unspecified if `value` is anything other than an unsigned 32-bit integer.

Set `noAssert` to true to skip validation of `value` and `offset`. This means
that `value` may be too large for the specific function and `offset` may be
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beyond the end of the Buffer leading to the values being silently dropped. This
should not be used unless you are certain of correctness.

Behavior is unspecified if `value` is anything other than an unsigned integer.

## buffer.INSPECT_MAX_BYTES

* {Number} Default: 50
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