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---
title: ArrayBuffer.isView()
short-title: isView()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer/isView
page-type: javascript-static-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.ArrayBuffer.isView
sidebar: jsref
---
The **`ArrayBuffer.isView()`** static method determines whether the
passed value is one of the `ArrayBuffer` views,
such as [typed array objects](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray)
or a {{jsxref("DataView")}}.
{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: ArrayBuffer.isView()", "shorter")}}
```js interactive-example
// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
console.log(ArrayBuffer.isView(new Int32Array()));
// Expected output: true
```
## Syntax
```js-nolint
ArrayBuffer.isView(value)
```
### Parameters
- `value`
- : The value to be checked.
### Return value
`true` if the given argument is one of the {{jsxref("ArrayBuffer")}} views;
otherwise, `false`.
## Examples
### Using isView
```js
ArrayBuffer.isView(); // false
ArrayBuffer.isView([]); // false
ArrayBuffer.isView({}); // false
ArrayBuffer.isView(null); // false
ArrayBuffer.isView(undefined); // false
ArrayBuffer.isView(new ArrayBuffer(10)); // false
ArrayBuffer.isView(new Uint8Array()); // true
ArrayBuffer.isView(new Float32Array()); // true
ArrayBuffer.isView(new Int8Array(10).subarray(0, 3)); // true
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(2);
const dv = new DataView(buffer);
ArrayBuffer.isView(dv); // true
```
## Specifications
{{Specifications}}
## Browser compatibility
{{Compat}}
## See also
- [JavaScript typed arrays](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Typed_arrays) guide
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