from

Buffer. from

new from(data, encodingopt, lengthopt) → {_buf}

Source:

[W.I.P] Returns a new Buffer. Similar to Node.js Buffer.from().

Example
var buf = Buffer.from('012345XYZ');

console.log(buf.toString('utf8')); // 012345XYZ
console.log(buf.toString('base64')); // MDEyMzQ1WFla
console.log(buf.toString('hex')); // 30313233343558595a
console.log(buf.values()); // <Buffer 30 31 32 32 ....>
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
data any
encoding string <optional>

If data is String, the encoding of string. Default: 'utf8'.

length number <optional>
Returns:
Type
_buf