JavaScript DataView setFloat32() Method

The JavaScript DataView setFloat32() method is used to store a 32-bit floating point number in a specific byte at the starting byte offset within this data view. You can store multiple byte values at any offset within the bounds.

This method throws a 'RangeError' exception if the value of the byteOffset parameter falls outside the bounds of this data view.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the JavaScript DataView setFloat32() method −

setFloat32(byteOffset, value, littleEndian)

Parameters

This method accepts three parameters named 'byteOffset', 'value', and 'littleEndian', which are described below −

• byteOffset − The position in the DataView where the byte will be stored.
• value − A 32-bit floating point number that needs to be stored.
• littleEndian − It indicates whether the data is stored in little-or-big endian format.

Return value

This method returns 'undefined', as it only stores the byte value to the DataView.

Example 1

The following example demonstrates the usage of the JavaScript DataView setFloat32() method.

<html>
<body>
<script>
   const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
   const data_view = new DataView(buffer);
   const byteOffset = 0;
   const value = 23432.342;
   document.write("The byte offset: ", byteOffset);
   document.write("<br>Value: ", value);
   document.write("<br>The data_view.setFloat32() method returns: ", data_view.setFloat32(byteOffset, value));
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

The above program returns 'undefined' −

The byte offset: 0
Value: 23432.342
The data_view.setFloat32() method returns: undefined

Example 2

The following is another example of the JavaScript DataView setFloat32() method. We use this method to store a 32-bit floating point number 522453.23 in a byte starting at the specified byte offset 1 within this DataView.

<html>
<body>
<script>
   const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
   const data_view = new DataView(buffer);
   const byteOffset = 1;
   const value = 522453.23;
   document.write("The byte offset: ", byteOffset);
   document.write("<br>Value: ", value);
   //using setFloat32() method
   data_view.setFloat32(byteOffset, value)
   document.write("<br>The store value is: ", data_view.getFloat32(byteOffset));
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

After executing the above program, it will store the floating point number within the current data view and display it as −

The byte offset: 1
Value: 522453.23
The store value is: 522453.21875

Example 3

If the value of the byteOffset parameter is -1 (outside the bounds), it will throw a 'RangeError' exception.

<html>
<body>
<script>
   const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
   const data_view = new DataView(buffer);
   const byteOffset = -1;
   const value = 23322.422;
   document.write("The byte offset: ", byteOffset);
   document.write("<br>Value: ", value);
   try {
      //using setFloat32() method
      data_view.setFloat32(byteOffset, value)
   } catch (error) {
      document.write("<br>", error); 
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

Once the above program is executed, it will throw an exception as −

The byte offset: -1
Value: 23322.422
RangeError: Offset is outside the bounds of the DataView