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alias: user-guide-automation-converter-buffertovalue
description: "This component converts a buffer into various data types for processing"
---

# Buffer to Value

It transforms a Buffer object into a different type. The available types are Integer, StringUTF8, StringASCII, StringUTF16LE, StringBase64. It uses the .toString() and the .readIntBE() javascript function.

## Settings

| Name      | Data Type |    Possible Values    |    Description    |
|---------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- |
| type     | `Enum` | `StringASCII`<br />`StringUTF8`<br />`StringUTF16LE`<br />`StringBase64`<br />`StringHex`<br />`Integer`<br />`UnsignedInteger`<br />`Float`<br />`Double` | Formatter to use to convert the value |

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