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WebAssembly.memory.buffer

The buffer prototype property of the Memory object returns the buffer contained in the memory.

memory.buffer

Examples

The following example (see memory.html on GitHub, and view it live also) fetches and instantiates the loaded memory.wasm byte code using our fetchAndInstantiate() utility function, while importing the memory created in the line above. It then stores some values in that memory, then exports a function and uses it to sum some values.

fetchAndInstantiate('memory.wasm', { js: { mem: memory } }).then(instance => {
  var i32 = new Uint32Array(memory.buffer);
  for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    i32[i] = i;
  }
  var sum = instance.exports.accumulate(0, 10);
  console.log(sum);
});

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WebAssembly JavaScript API
The definition of 'buffer' in that specification.
Draft Initial draft definition.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 57 16 522 No 44 11
Feature Android webview Chrome for Android Edge mobile Firefox for Android IE mobile Opera Android iOS Safari
Basic support 57 57 Yes1 522 No ? 11

1. This feature is behind the Experimental JavaScript Features preference.

2. Disabled in the Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR).

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Memory/buffer