https://github.com/linusu/buffer-alloc
A ponyfill for Buffer.alloc
https://github.com/linusu/buffer-alloc
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A ponyfill for Buffer.alloc
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/linusu/buffer-alloc
- Owner: LinusU
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-08-18T18:47:26.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-11-20T13:26:48.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-15T21:17:27.140Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 13.7 KB
- Stars: 13
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Buffer Alloc
A [ponyfill](https://ponyfill.com) for `Buffer.alloc`.
Works as Node.js: `v7.0.0`
Works on Node.js: `v0.10.0`
## Installation
```sh
npm install --save buffer-alloc
```
## Usage
```js
const alloc = require('buffer-alloc')
console.log(alloc(4))
//=>
console.log(alloc(6, 0x41))
//=>
console.log(alloc(10, 'linus', 'utf8'))
//=>
```
## API
### alloc(size[, fill[, encoding]])
- `size` <Integer> The desired length of the new `Buffer`
- `fill` <String> | <Buffer> | <Integer> A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with. **Default:** `0`
- `encoding` <String> If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding. **Default:** `'utf8'`
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `fill` is `undefined`, the `Buffer` will be zero-filled.
## See also
- [buffer-alloc-unsafe](https://github.com/LinusU/buffer-alloc-unsafe) A ponyfill for `Buffer.allocUnsafe`
- [buffer-fill](https://github.com/LinusU/buffer-fill) A ponyfill for `Buffer.fill`
- [buffer-from](https://github.com/LinusU/buffer-from) A ponyfill for `Buffer.from`