function u64
u64(endianness?: Endianness): Coder<bigint>

Creates a coder for 64-bit unsigned integers.

This function creates a coder that can encode/decode 64-bit unsigned integers (range 0-18,446,744,073,709,551,615). The endianness parameter determines the byte order used. Note that 64-bit integers are returned as bigint to handle the full range.

Examples

Example 1

import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
import { u64 } from "@hertzg/binstruct/numeric";

// Create big-endian and little-endian coders
const u64be = u64("be");
const u64le = u64("le");

// Test data
const testValue = 18446744073709551615n;

// Encode and decode with big-endian
const bufferBE = new Uint8Array(8);
const bytesWrittenBE = u64be.encode(testValue, bufferBE);
const [decodedBE, bytesReadBE] = u64be.decode(bufferBE);

assertEquals(decodedBE, testValue);
assertEquals(bytesWrittenBE, 8);
assertEquals(bytesReadBE, 8);

// Encode and decode with little-endian
const bufferLE = new Uint8Array(8);
const bytesWrittenLE = u64le.encode(testValue, bufferLE);
const [decodedLE, bytesReadLE] = u64le.decode(bufferLE);

assertEquals(decodedLE, testValue);
assertEquals(bytesWrittenLE, 8);
assertEquals(bytesReadLE, 8);

Parameters

optional
endianness: Endianness = be

The byte order to use ("be" for big-endian, "le" for little-endian), defaults to "be"

Return Type

Coder<bigint>

A Coder<bigint> for 64-bit unsigned integers

Usage

import { u64 } from "mod.ts";