{
  "source": "doc/api/string_decoder.markdown",
  "modules": [
    {
      "textRaw": "StringDecoder",
      "name": "stringdecoder",
      "stability": 3,
      "stabilityText": "Stable",
      "desc": "<p>To use this module, do <code>require(&#39;string_decoder&#39;)</code>. StringDecoder decodes a\nbuffer to a string. It is a simple interface to <code>buffer.toString()</code> but provides\nadditional support for utf8.\n\n</p>\n<pre><code>var StringDecoder = require(&#39;string_decoder&#39;).StringDecoder;\nvar decoder = new StringDecoder(&#39;utf8&#39;);\n\nvar cent = new Buffer([0xC2, 0xA2]);\nconsole.log(decoder.write(cent));\n\nvar euro = new Buffer([0xE2, 0x82, 0xAC]);\nconsole.log(decoder.write(euro));</code></pre>\n",
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          "textRaw": "Class: StringDecoder",
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          "name": "StringDecoder",
          "desc": "<p>Accepts a single argument, <code>encoding</code> which defaults to <code>utf8</code>.\n\n</p>\n",
          "methods": [
            {
              "textRaw": "StringDecoder.write(buffer)",
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              "desc": "<p>Returns a decoded string.</p>\n",
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                    {
                      "name": "buffer"
                    }
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                }
              ]
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          ]
        }
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