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# to-arraybuffer [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jhiesey/to-arraybuffer.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/jhiesey/to-arraybuffer)
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[![Sauce Test Status](https://saucelabs.com/browser-matrix/to-arraybuffer.svg)](https://saucelabs.com/u/to-arraybuffer)
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Convert from a Buffer to an ArrayBuffer as fast as possible.
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Note that in some cases the returned ArrayBuffer is backed by the same memory as the original
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Buffer (but in other cases it is a copy), so **modifying the ArrayBuffer is not recommended**.
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This module is designed to work both in node.js and in all browsers with ArrayBuffer support
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when using [the Buffer implementation provided by Browserify](https://www.npmjs.com/package/buffer).
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## Usage
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``` js
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var toArrayBuffer = require('to-arraybuffer')
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var buffer = new Buffer(100)
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// Fill the buffer with some data
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var ab = toArrayBuffer(buffer)
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// `ab` now contains the same data as `buffer`
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```
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## License
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MIT
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