TextEncoderStream
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2022.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The TextEncoderStream interface of the Encoding API converts a stream of strings into bytes in the UTF-8 encoding. It is the streaming equivalent of TextEncoder.
It implements the same shape as a TransformStream, allowing it to be used in ReadableStream.pipeThrough() and similar methods.
Constructor
TextEncoderStream()-
Creates a new
TextEncoderStreamobject.
Instance properties
TextEncoderStream.encodingRead only-
Always returns
"utf-8". TextEncoderStream.readableRead only-
Returns the
ReadableStreaminstance controlled by this object. TextEncoderStream.writableRead only-
Returns the
WritableStreaminstance controlled by this object.
Examples
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Encoding # interface-textencoderstream |
Browser compatibility
See also
TextDecoderStreamTextEncoderTransformStream- Streams API Concepts
- Experimenting with the Streams API
- Streaming requests with the fetch API, developer.chrome.com (2020)