Int16Array
BaselineWidely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
TheInt16Array
typed array represents an array of 16-bit signed integers in the platform byte order. If control over byte order is needed, useDataView
instead. The contents are initialized to0
unless initialization data is explicitly provided. Once established, you can reference elements in the array using the object's methods, or using standard array index syntax (that is, using bracket notation).
Int16Array
is a subclass of the hiddenTypedArray
class.
Constructor
Int16Array()
Creates a new
Int16Array
object.
Static properties
Also inherits static properties from its parentTypedArray
.
Int16Array.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT
Returns a number value of the element size.
2
in the case ofInt16Array
.
Static methods
Inherits static methods from its parentTypedArray
.
Instance properties
Also inherits instance properties from its parentTypedArray
.
These properties are defined onInt16Array.prototype
and shared by allInt16Array
instances.
Int16Array.prototype.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT
Returns a number value of the element size.
2
in the case of aInt16Array
.Int16Array.prototype.constructor
The constructor function that created the instance object. For
Int16Array
instances, the initial value is theInt16Array
constructor.
Instance methods
Inherits instance methods from its parentTypedArray
.
Examples
Different ways to create an Int16Array
// From a lengthconst int16 = new Int16Array(2);int16[0] = 42;console.log(int16[0]); // 42console.log(int16.length); // 2console.log(int16.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT); // 2// From an arrayconst x = new Int16Array([21, 31]);console.log(x[1]); // 31// From another TypedArrayconst y = new Int16Array(x);console.log(y[0]); // 21// From an ArrayBufferconst buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);const z = new Int16Array(buffer, 2, 4);console.log(z.byteOffset); // 2// From an iterableconst iterable = (function* () { yield* [1, 2, 3];})();const int16FromIterable = new Int16Array(iterable);console.log(int16FromIterable);// Int16Array [1, 2, 3]
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-typedarray-objects |