JavaScript DataView.getFloat32() Method
Below is the example of the dataView.getFloat32() Method.
- Example:
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<script> var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20); var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10); dataview1.setFloat32(1, 12.01); document.write(dataview1.getFloat32(1) + "<br>" ); </script> |
- Output:
12.010000228881836
The dataView.getFloat32() is an inbuilt function in dataView which is used to get a 32-bit float at the specified location i.e, at byte offset from the start of the dataView. The range of 32-bit floating-point number is form -3.4E+38 to +3.4E+38
Syntax:
dataView.getFloat32(byteOffset)
Parameters: It has parameter byteOffset which is offset in a byte and it says where to read the data from the beginning(start) of the view.
Return value: It returns 32-bit signed float number.
Example 1:
Input: dataview1.setFloat32(1, 56.34); Output: 56.34000015258789
Example 2:
Input: dataview1.setFloat32(1, Math.PI); Output: 3.1415927410125732
JavaScript code to show the working of this method:
Code #1:
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<script> // Creating buffer with size in byte var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20); // Creating a view var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10); // put the data 56.34 at slot 1 dataview1.setFloat32(1, 56.34); document.write(dataview1.getFloat32(1) + "<br>" ); </script> |
Output:
56.34000015258789
Code #2: Not only float value but also a math function like Math.PI can be taken as the parameter of the function.
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<script> // Creating buffer with size in byte var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20); // Creating a view with slot from o to 10 var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10); // put the value of PI at slot 1 dataview1.setFloat32(1, Math.PI); document.write(dataview1.getFloat32(1) + "<br>" ); </script> |
Output:
3.1415927410125732
Code #3: When there is no data to be stored, then it returns NaN i.e, not a number.
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<script> // Creating buffer with size in byte var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(20); // Creating a view var dataview1 = new DataView(buffer, 0, 10); // putting no data at slot 1 dataview1.setFloat32(1); document.write(dataview1.getFloat32(1) + "<br>" ); </script> |
Output:
NaN
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 9 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 15 and above
- Internet Explorer 10 and above
- Opera 12.1 and above
- Safari 5.1 and above