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  "source": "doc/api/string_decoder.md",
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      "textRaw": "String decoder",
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      "desc": "<p>The <code>node:string_decoder</code> module provides an API for decoding <code>Buffer</code> objects\ninto strings in a manner that preserves encoded multi-byte UTF-8 and UTF-16\ncharacters. It can be accessed using:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-mjs\">import { StringDecoder } from 'node:string_decoder';\n</code></pre>\n<pre><code class=\"language-cjs\">const { StringDecoder } = require('node:string_decoder');\n</code></pre>\n<p>The following example shows the basic use of the <code>StringDecoder</code> class.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-mjs\">import { StringDecoder } from 'node:string_decoder';\nimport { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';\nconst decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');\n\nconst cent = Buffer.from([0xC2, 0xA2]);\nconsole.log(decoder.write(cent)); // Prints: ¢\n\nconst euro = Buffer.from([0xE2, 0x82, 0xAC]);\nconsole.log(decoder.write(euro)); // Prints: €\n</code></pre>\n<pre><code class=\"language-cjs\">const { StringDecoder } = require('node:string_decoder');\nconst decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');\n\nconst cent = Buffer.from([0xC2, 0xA2]);\nconsole.log(decoder.write(cent)); // Prints: ¢\n\nconst euro = Buffer.from([0xE2, 0x82, 0xAC]);\nconsole.log(decoder.write(euro)); // Prints: €\n</code></pre>\n<p>When a <code>Buffer</code> instance is written to the <code>StringDecoder</code> instance, an\ninternal buffer is used to ensure that the decoded string does not contain\nany incomplete multibyte characters. These are held in the buffer until the\nnext call to <code>stringDecoder.write()</code> or until <code>stringDecoder.end()</code> is called.</p>\n<p>In the following example, the three UTF-8 encoded bytes of the European Euro\nsymbol (<code>€</code>) are written over three separate operations:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-mjs\">import { StringDecoder } from 'node:string_decoder';\nimport { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';\nconst decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');\n\ndecoder.write(Buffer.from([0xE2]));\ndecoder.write(Buffer.from([0x82]));\nconsole.log(decoder.end(Buffer.from([0xAC]))); // Prints: €\n</code></pre>\n<pre><code class=\"language-cjs\">const { StringDecoder } = require('node:string_decoder');\nconst decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');\n\ndecoder.write(Buffer.from([0xE2]));\ndecoder.write(Buffer.from([0x82]));\nconsole.log(decoder.end(Buffer.from([0xAC]))); // Prints: €\n</code></pre>",
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          "textRaw": "Class: `StringDecoder`",
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              "textRaw": "`new StringDecoder([encoding])`",
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              "params": [
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                  "textRaw": "`encoding` {string} The character encoding the `StringDecoder` will use. **Default:** `'utf8'`.",
                  "name": "encoding",
                  "type": "string",
                  "default": "`'utf8'`",
                  "desc": "The character encoding the `StringDecoder` will use.",
                  "optional": true
                }
              ],
              "desc": "<p>Creates a new <code>StringDecoder</code> instance.</p>"
            }
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              "textRaw": "`stringDecoder.end([buffer])`",
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                  "params": [
                    {
                      "textRaw": "`buffer` {string|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView} The bytes to decode.",
                      "name": "buffer",
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                      "desc": "The bytes to decode.",
                      "optional": true
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              "desc": "<p>Returns any remaining input stored in the internal buffer as a string. Bytes\nrepresenting incomplete UTF-8 and UTF-16 characters will be replaced with\nsubstitution characters appropriate for the character encoding.</p>\n<p>If the <code>buffer</code> argument is provided, one final call to <code>stringDecoder.write()</code>\nis performed before returning the remaining input.\nAfter <code>end()</code> is called, the <code>stringDecoder</code> object can be reused for new input.</p>"
            },
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              "textRaw": "`stringDecoder.write(buffer)`",
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                  "params": [
                    {
                      "textRaw": "`buffer` {string|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView} The bytes to decode.",
                      "name": "buffer",
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                      "desc": "The bytes to decode."
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              "desc": "<p>Returns a decoded string, ensuring that any incomplete multibyte characters at\nthe end of the <code>Buffer</code>, or <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> are omitted from the\nreturned string and stored in an internal buffer for the next call to\n<code>stringDecoder.write()</code> or <code>stringDecoder.end()</code>.</p>"
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