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metadata

title: DataView.prototype.getFloat32()
short-title: getFloat32()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView/getFloat32
page-type: javascript-instance-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.DataView.getFloat32
sidebar: jsref

The getFloat32() method of {{jsxref("DataView")}} instances reads 4 bytes starting at the specified byte offset of this DataView and interprets them as a 32-bit floating point number. There is no alignment constraint; multi-byte values may be fetched from any offset within bounds.

{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: DataView.prototype.getFloat32()")}}

// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);

const view = new DataView(buffer);
view.setFloat32(1, Math.PI);

console.log(view.getFloat32(1));
// Expected output: 3.1415927410125732

Syntax

getFloat32(byteOffset)
getFloat32(byteOffset, littleEndian)

Parameters

• byteOffset
  • : The offset, in bytes, from the start of the view to read the data from.
• littleEndian {{optional_inline}}
  • : Indicates whether the data is stored in little- or big-endian format. If false or undefined, a big-endian value is read.

Return value

A floating point number from -3.4e38 to 3.4e38.

Exceptions

• {{jsxref("RangeError")}}
  • : Thrown if the byteOffset is set such that it would read beyond the end of the view.

Examples

Using getFloat32()

const { buffer } = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
console.log(dataview.getFloat32(1)); // 2.387939260590663e-38

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• JavaScript typed arrays guide
• {{jsxref("DataView")}}
• {{jsxref("ArrayBuffer")}}
• {{jsxref("Float32Array")}}