Because the string could contain non-ascii data, you'd have to create a buffer from the string to get that position. Be aware that the position could be in the middle of a character, so you'll have to deal with that.
You can use Buffer.byteLength(thestring) == buf.write(thestring) to find out if the write didn't copy the entire string. On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Chethiya Abeysinghe <cheth...@gmail.com> wrote: > This question is regarding this : > https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buffer_buf_write_string_offset_length_encoding > > In case Buffer has no enough space to fit in all the bytes this function > returns the number of bytes it could write to the buffer. But is there an > efficient way to find last index of the string written to that buffer so > that rest of the string can be processed separately? > > P.S. I get that creating another string with buffer and getting it's > length solves this. But my understanding is it's not that efficient as it > allocates more memory for the new String? > > Thanks > > -- > Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > New group rules: > https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md > Old group rules: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/54b20633-8f0c-4460-98d6-4f9f403d9c0f%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/54b20633-8f0c-4460-98d6-4f9f403d9c0f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ New group rules: https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md Old group rules: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/CAPJ5V2YixrWyk-bsS47EZuVt5QqsWo0FLQ%3DRUO_2wSiuZ%3DXiFQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
