# node:buffer

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# `node:buffer`

## Import

```js
import buffer from "nstdlib/buffer";
```

> [!NOTE]
> Its behavior matches Node.js.

## Runtime support

| Where it runs | Status | Export coverage | Details |
| ------------- | ------ | --------------- | ------- |
| **nstd** | ⚠️ some support | – | 43/68 of Node's own eligible tests pass under nstd. |
| **Browser** | ❔ not tested | 100% of Node.js | It imports with the small process shim. 13/13 Node.js exports are available. No module-specific behavior test ran. |
| **Node.js (host)** | ✅ works | 100% of Node.js | 13/13 exports. |

## Exports (13 of 13)

Each cell shows what happens when code reads an export:

- ✅ Available through every import style. A named error also counts.
- ⚠️ Available through only some import styles.
- ❔ The export exists but has no value.
- ❌ The export does not exist.
- – This environment was not measured.

| Export | Node.js | nstdlib | browser |
| ------ | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| `Blob` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `Buffer` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `File` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `INSPECT_MAX_BYTES` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `atob` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `btoa` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `constants` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `isAscii` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `isUtf8` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `kMaxLength` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `kStringMaxLength` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `resolveObjectURL` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `transcode` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |