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method Buffer.equals

Usage in Deno

import { type Buffer } from "node:buffer";
Buffer.equals(otherBuffer: Uint8Array): boolean

Returns true if both buf and otherBuffer have exactly the same bytes,false otherwise. Equivalent to buf.compare(otherBuffer) === 0.

import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';

const buf1 = Buffer.from('ABC');
const buf2 = Buffer.from('414243', 'hex');
const buf3 = Buffer.from('ABCD');

console.log(buf1.equals(buf2));
// Prints: true
console.log(buf1.equals(buf3));
// Prints: false

Parameters

otherBuffer: Uint8Array

A Buffer or Uint8Array with which to compare buf.

Return Type

boolean
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