TypedArray.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT

The TypedArray.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT property represents the size in bytes of each element in an typed array.

Syntax

TypedArray.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;

Description

TypedArray objects differ from each other in the number of bytes per element and in the way the bytes are interpreted. The BYTES_PER_ELEMENT constant contains the number of bytes each element in the given TypedArray has.

Examples

Int8Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;         // 1
Uint8Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;        // 1
Uint8ClampedArray.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT; // 1
Int16Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;        // 2
Uint16Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;       // 2
Int32Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;        // 4
Uint32Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;       // 4
Float32Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;      // 4
Float64Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;      // 8

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• JavaScript typed arrays
• TypedArray