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TextEncoder in JavaScript

JavaScriptWeb APIsTextEncoder/Decoderintermediate

What this snippet does

TextEncoder/Decoder convert between strings and Uint8Array bytes — essential for binary protocols, crypto, and WebSockets.

Expected output

Uint8Array(6) [ 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 33 ]
true
Hello!
true

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