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@@ -872,6 +872,10 @@ The index operator `[index]` can be used to get and set the octet at position
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`index` in `buf`. The values refer to individual bytes, so the legal value
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range is between `0x00` and `0xFF` (hex) or `0` and `255` (decimal).
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This operator is inherited from `Uint8Array`, so its behavior on out-of-bounds
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access is the same as `UInt8Array` - that is, getting returns `undefined` and
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setting does nothing.
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Example: Copy an ASCII string into a `Buffer`, one byte at a time
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