DataView.prototype.getInt8()

The getInt8() method gets a signed 8-bit integer (byte) at the specified byte offset from the start of the DataView.

Syntax

getInt8(byteOffset)

Parameters

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

Return value

A signed 8-bit integer number.

Errors thrown

• RangeError
  • : Thrown if the byteOffset is set such as it would read beyond the end of the view.

Description

There is no alignment constraint; multi-byte values may be fetched from any offset.