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title: "Class: BufferUtils"
canonical_url: "https://nimiq.dev/web-client/reference/classes/bufferutils"
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# Class: BufferUtils

[@nimiq/core](../globals) / BufferUtils

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:48

## Constructors

### Constructor

> **new BufferUtils**(): `BufferUtils`

#### Returns

`BufferUtils`

## Properties

### _BASE64_LOOKUP

> `static` **_BASE64_LOOKUP**: `string`<span>
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> </span>

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:56

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### BASE32_ALPHABET

> `static` **BASE32_ALPHABET**: `object`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:50

#### NIMIQ

> **NIMIQ**: `string`

#### RFC4648

> **RFC4648**: `string`

#### RFC4648_HEX

> **RFC4648_HEX**: `string`

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### BASE64_ALPHABET

> `static` **BASE64_ALPHABET**: `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:49

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### HEX_ALPHABET

> `static` **HEX_ALPHABET**: `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:55

## Methods

### _base64encodeChunk()

> `static` **_base64encodeChunk**(`u8`, `start`, `end`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:62

#### Parameters

##### u8

`Uint8Array`

##### start

`number`

##### end

`number`

#### Returns

`string`

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### _base64fromByteArray()

> `static` **_base64fromByteArray**(`u8`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:63

#### Parameters

##### u8

`Uint8Array`

#### Returns

`string`

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### _codePointTextDecoder()

> `static` **_codePointTextDecoder**(`buffer`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:60

#### Parameters

##### buffer

`Uint8Array`

#### Returns

`string`

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### _tripletToBase64()

> `static` **_tripletToBase64**(`num`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:61

#### Parameters

##### num

`number`

#### Returns

`string`

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### compare()

> `static` **compare**(`a`, `b`): `number`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:82

Returns -1 if a is smaller than b, 1 if a is larger than b, 0 if a equals b.
Shorter arrays are always considered smaller than longer ones.

#### Parameters

##### a

`TypedArray`

##### b

`TypedArray`

#### Returns

`number`

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### equals()

> `static` **equals**(`a`, `b`): `boolean`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:77

#### Parameters

##### a

`TypedArray`

##### b

`TypedArray`

#### Returns

`boolean`

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### fromAny()

> `static` **fromAny**(`o`, `length?`): [`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:76

#### Parameters

##### o

`string` | `Uint8Array`<`ArrayBufferLike`>

##### length?

`number`

#### Returns

[`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

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### fromBase32()

> `static` **fromBase32**(`base32`, `alphabet?`): `Uint8Array`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:69

#### Parameters

##### base32

`string`

##### alphabet?

`string`

#### Returns

`Uint8Array`

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### fromBase64()

> `static` **fromBase64**(`base64`, `length?`): [`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:65

#### Parameters

##### base64

`string`

##### length?

`number`

#### Returns

[`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

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### fromBase64Url()

> `static` **fromBase64Url**(`base64`, `length?`): [`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:67

#### Parameters

##### base64

`string`

##### length?

`number`

#### Returns

[`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

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### fromHex()

> `static` **fromHex**(`hex`, `length?`): [`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:71

#### Parameters

##### hex

`string`

##### length?

`number`

#### Returns

[`SerialBuffer`](SerialBuffer)

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### fromUtf8()

> `static` **fromUtf8**(`str`): `Uint8Array`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:73

#### Parameters

##### str

`string`

#### Returns

`Uint8Array`

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### toBase32()

> `static` **toBase32**(`buf`, `alphabet?`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:68

#### Parameters

##### buf

`Uint8Array`

##### alphabet?

`string`

#### Returns

`string`

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### toBase64()

> `static` **toBase64**(`buffer`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:64

#### Parameters

##### buffer

`Uint8Array`

#### Returns

`string`

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### toBase64Url()

> `static` **toBase64Url**(`buffer`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:66

#### Parameters

##### buffer

`Uint8Array`

#### Returns

`string`

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### toHex()

> `static` **toHex**(`buffer`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:70

#### Parameters

##### buffer

`Uint8Array`

#### Returns

`string`

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### toUtf8()

> `static` **toUtf8**(`buf`): `string`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:75

#### Parameters

##### buf

`TypedArray`

#### Returns

`string`

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### xor()

> `static` **xor**(`a`, `b`): `Uint8Array`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/lib/index.d.ts:83

#### Parameters

##### a

`Uint8Array`

##### b

`Uint8Array`

#### Returns

`Uint8Array`


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