# uint48be

**Repository Path**: mirrors_regular/uint48be

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: uint48be
- **Description**: Encode / decode big endian unsigned 48 bit integers
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-25
- **Last Updated**: 2026-01-18

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# uint48be

Encode / decode big endian unsigned 48 bit integers

```
npm install uint48be
```

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## Usage

``` js
var uint48be = require('uint48be')

var buf = uint48be.encode(42) // returns a 6 byte buffer with 42 encoded
console.log(uint48be.decode(buf)) // returns 42
```

## API

#### `buffer = uint48be.encode(num, [buffer], [offset])`

Encode a number as a big endian 48 bit unsigned integer.
Optionally you can pass a buffer + offset as the 2nd and 3rd argument
and the number will be encoded into that buffer at the given offset.

#### `num = uint48be.decode(buffer, [offset])`

Decode a number from a buffer.

#### `length = uint48be.encodingLength(num)`

Always returns `6`. Added to comply with the standard encoding interface in node.
Similarly `uint48be.encode.bytes` and `uint48be.decode.bytes` is also set to `6`.

## License

MIT