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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Buffer integer writing functions return (offset + number bytes written) instead of (number bytes written)","articleBody":"- **Version**: 5.9.0\n- **Platform**: Mac OS X 10.11.3 64-bit (Darwin Kernel Version 15.3.0)\n\nWhen using the convenience methods to write integers to Buffer objects (like for example [buf.writeUInt32LE(value, offset[, noAssert])](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buffer_buf_writeuint32le_value_offset_noassert)), the value returned is (offset + number bytes written) instead of (number bytes written) as is indicated in the [documentation](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buffer_buf_writeuint32le_value_offset_noassert).\n\nTest case :\n\n```\nvar buf = new Buffer(100);\nvar value = 1;\nvar offset = 20;\nconsole.log(buf.writeUInt32LE(value, offset)); //outputs 24 instead of 4\n```\n\nThis issue seems to appear with all integer writing functions.\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/quentinadam","@type":"Person","name":"quentinadam"},"datePublished":"2016-03-22T17:49:04.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/5846/node/issues/5846"}