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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The TextEncoder.encode method returns a Uint8Array containing the text given in parameters encoded with the specific method for that TextEncoder object.
b1 = encoder.encode(buffer, options); b2 = encoder.encode(buffer);
DOMString containing the text to encode.TextEncodeOptions dictionary with the property:
streamBoolean flag indicating if the encoding can be done in chunks or not. It defaults to false.| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Encoding The definition of 'TextEncoder.encode()' in that specification. | Living Standard | Initial definition. |
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 38 | 19.0 (19.0) [1] | No support | 25 | No support |
| Available in Web Workers | 38 | 20.0 (20.0) | No support | 25 | No support |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | 19.0 (19.0) [1] | 1.0.1 (19.0) | No support | ? | No support |
| Available in Web Workers | No support | 20.0 (20.0) | 1.0.1 (20.0) | No support | ? | No support |
[1] An earlier, and slightly different, version of the specification was implemented in Firefox 18.
TextEncoder interface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TextEncoder/encode