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    TextEncoder()

    This is an experimental technology
    Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for the proper prefixes to use in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the spec changes.

    The TextEncoder() constructor returns a newly created TextEncoder object for the encoding specified in parameter.

    Syntax

    encoder = new TextEncoder(utfLabel);

    Parameters

    utfLabel
    Is a DOMString containing the label of the encoder. Each label is associated with a specific encoding type:
    Possible values of utfLabel Encoding
    "unicode-1-1-utf-8", "utf-8", "utf8" 'utf-8'
    "utf-16be" 'utf-16be'
    "utf-16", "utf-16le" 'utf-16le'

    Exceptions

    • RangeError is thrown if utfLabel is not one of the supported values.

    Example

    var textEncoder = new TextEncoder("unicode-1-1-utf-8");

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    Encoding
    The definition of 'TextEncoder()' in that specification.    		 Living Standard Initial definition

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
    Basic support 38 19.0 (19.0)[1] Not supported 25 Not supported
    Available in Web Workers 38 20.0 (20.0)[1] Not supported 25 Not supported
    Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support Not supported 19.0 (19.0)[1] 1.0.1 (19.0)[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported
    Available in Web Workers Not supported 20.0 (20.0)[1] 1.0.1 (20.0)[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported

    [1] An earlier, and slightly different, version of the specification was implemented in Gecko 18.

    Before Gecko 38, an invalid parameter lead to a TypeError exception instead of the standard RangeError.

    See also

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