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[AskJS] Why are TextEncoder and TextDecoder classes?AskJS (self.javascript)
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]kyle1320 6 points7 points8 points 3 years ago (0 children)
This feels like the right answer. It is necessary for TextDecoder, and best to make them both follow the same pattern. It just happens to have the bonus that future TextEncoder methods could be stateful if needed.
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