Why is creating a Float32Array with an offset that isn't a multiple of the element size not allowed?

Question

I\'d like to read a binary file with a few 32 bit float values at byte offset 31.

Unfortunately, new Float32Array(buffer, 31, 6); does not work. An offs

Answer 1

DataView.getFloat32() would be the best way to do this. DataView is designed for packed data and allows unaligned access to the data in an ArrayBuffer so you can pass in odd offsets like 31.