uint48be

Encode / decode big endian unsigned 48 bit integers

npm install uint48be

Usage

var uint48be = require('uint48be')

var buf = uint48be.encode(42) // returns a 6 byte buffer with 42 encoded
console.log(uint48be.decode(buf)) // returns 42

API

buffer = uint48be.encode(num, [buffer], [offset])

Encode a number as a big endian 48 bit unsigned integer. Optionally you can pass a buffer + offset as the 2nd and 3rd argument and the number will be encoded into that buffer at the given offset.

num = uint48be.decode(buffer, [offset])

Decode a number from a buffer.

length = uint48be.encodingLength(num)

Always returns 6. Added to comply with the standard encoding interface in node. Similarly uint48be.encode.bytes and uint48be.decode.bytes is also set to 6.

License

MIT