Script API to allow encoding/decoding of strings from binary data. Common scenario: decoding a binary data file fetched via XHR into an ArrayBuffer that contains strings encoded as UTF-8.

Demo

Documentation

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink


Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

  • Chrome for desktop release 38
  • Chrome for Android release 38
  • Android WebView release 38

Consensus & Standardization

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

  • Shipped/Shipping
  • No signal
  • No signal
  • Positive

Owners

Last updated on 2020-11-09