# TextDecoder

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[near-sdk-js v2.0.0](https://near-sdk-js.gitbook.io/near-sdk-js/packages) / [utils](https://near-sdk-js.gitbook.io/near-sdk-js/utils) / TextDecoder

## Class: TextDecoder

A subset of NodeJS TextDecoder API. Only support utf-8 and latin1 encoding.

### Constructors

#### new TextDecoder()

> **new TextDecoder**(`encoding`): [`TextDecoder`](https://near-sdk-js.gitbook.io/near-sdk-js/utils/classes/textdecoder)

**Parameters**

• **encoding**: `string` = `"utf-8"`

**Returns**

[`TextDecoder`](https://near-sdk-js.gitbook.io/near-sdk-js/utils/classes/textdecoder)

**Defined in**

[packages/near-sdk-js/src/utils.ts:308](https://github.com/near/near-sdk-js/blob/b58ac04fc6dff2f1120e9098c0cb059493486598/packages/near-sdk-js/src/utils.ts#L308)

### Properties

#### encoding

> **encoding**: `string` = `"utf-8"`

**Defined in**

[packages/near-sdk-js/src/utils.ts:308](https://github.com/near/near-sdk-js/blob/b58ac04fc6dff2f1120e9098c0cb059493486598/packages/near-sdk-js/src/utils.ts#L308)

### Methods

#### decode()

> **decode**(`a`): `string`

**Parameters**

• **a**: `Uint8Array`

**Returns**

`string`

**Defined in**

[packages/near-sdk-js/src/utils.ts:310](https://github.com/near/near-sdk-js/blob/b58ac04fc6dff2f1120e9098c0cb059493486598/packages/near-sdk-js/src/utils.ts#L310)