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Node.js String Decoder Complete Reference

Last Updated : 23 Feb, 2023

The string Decoder module provides an API for decoding Buffer objects into strings.

Example:

Javascript

// Node.js program to demonstrate the 
// stringDecoder.write() Method 
  
// Import the string_decoder module 
// and get the StringDecoder class 
// using object destructuring 
const { StringDecoder } = require("string_decoder"); 
  
// Create a new instance of the decoder 
const decoder = new StringDecoder("utf-8"); 
  
const text_one = Buffer.from("GeeksforGeeks", "utf-8"); 
let decoded_text = decoder.write(text_one); 
console.log("Decoded Text:", decoded_text);

Output:

Decoded Text: GeeksforGeeks

The Complete List of String Decoder are listed below:

Class: StringDecoder

Class: StringDecoder Methods	Description
stringDecoder.end()	Return all the remaining input stored in the internal buffer as a string.
stringDecoder.write()	Return a decoded string from the given Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView.