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title: DataView.prototype.getInt8()
short-title: getInt8()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView/getInt8
page-type: javascript-instance-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.DataView.getInt8
sidebar: jsref

The getInt8() method of {{jsxref("DataView")}} instances reads 1 byte at the specified byte offset of this DataView and interprets it as an 8-bit signed integer.

{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: DataView.prototype.getInt8()")}}

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

const view = new DataView(buffer);
view.setInt8(1, 127); // Max signed 8-bit integer

console.log(view.getInt8(1));
// Expected output: 127

Syntax

getInt8(byteOffset)

Parameters

• byteOffset
  • : The offset, in bytes, from the start of the view to read the data from.

Return value

An integer from -128 to 127, inclusive.

Exceptions

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

Examples

Using getInt8()

const { buffer } = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
const dataview = new DataView(buffer);
console.log(dataview.getInt8(1)); // 1

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• JavaScript typed arrays guide
• {{jsxref("DataView")}}
• {{jsxref("ArrayBuffer")}}
• {{jsxref("Int8Array")}}