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Buffer.readInt16BE - node__buffer.d.ts - Node documentation
method Buffer.readInt16BE

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { type Buffer } from "node:node__buffer.d.ts"; ```
Buffer.readInt16BE(offset?: number): number
Reads a signed, big-endian 16-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset`. Integers read from a `Buffer` are interpreted as two's complement signed values. ```js import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer'; const buf = Buffer.from([0, 5]); console.log(buf.readInt16BE(0)); // Prints: 5 ```

Parameters

optional
offset: number = 0
Number of bytes to skip before starting to read. Must satisfy `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`.

Return Type

number