WebAudio: decodeAudioData detaches ArrayBuffer

Feature: WebAudio: decodeAudioData detaches ArrayBuffer

According to the spec, decodeAudioData detaches the given ArrayBuffer before decoding. This means that the ArrayBuffer no longer has any contents and can't be reused or examined. If it's important to keep the data, user ArrayBuffer.slice(0) to make a copy for decodeAudioData.

Documentation

https://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/#widl-BaseAudioContext-decodeAudioData-Promise-AudioBuffer--ArrayBuffer-audioData-DecodeSuccessCallback-successCallback-DecodeErrorCallback-errorCallback

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>WebAudio

Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

Chrome for desktop release 59
Chrome for Android release 59
Chrome for iOS release 59
Android WebView release 59

Consensus & Standardization

After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.

Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
Edge: No signal
Safari: No signal
Web Developers: No signals

Owners

rtoy@chromium.org
hongchan@chromium.org

Last updated on 2020-11-09