How to store a byte array in Javascript

By using typed arrays, you can store arrays of these types:

Type Value Range Size(bytes)
Int8Array -128 to 127 1
Uint8Array 0 to 255 1
Uint8ClampedArray 0 to 255 1
Int16Array -32768 to 32767 2
Uint16Array 0 to 65535 2
Int32Array -2147483648 to 2147483647 4
Uint32Array 0 to 4294967295 4
Float32Array -3.4E38 to 3.4E38 4
Float64Array -1.8E308 to 1.8E308 8
BigInt64Array -2^63 to 2^63 – 1 8
BigUint64Array 0 to 2^64 – 1 8

Demo in Stack Snippets & JSFiddle

var array = new Uint8Array(100);
array[42] = 10;
console.log(array[42]);

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