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Node.js v8.11.2-test33c8647936e120b0f24c6d04841e96ab69919abb Documentation
Table of Contents
Global Objects#
These objects are available in all modules. The following variables may appear to be global but are not. They exist only in the scope of modules, see the module system documentation:
The objects listed here are specific to Node.js. There are a number of built-in objects that are part of the JavaScript language itself, which are also globally accessible.
Class: Buffer#
Used to handle binary data. See the buffer section.
__dirname#
This variable may appear to be global but is not. See __dirname
.
__filename#
This variable may appear to be global but is not. See __filename
.
clearImmediate(immediateObject)#
clearImmediate
is described in the timers section.
clearInterval(intervalObject)#
clearInterval
is described in the timers section.
clearTimeout(timeoutObject)#
clearTimeout
is described in the timers section.
console#
Used to print to stdout and stderr. See the console
section.
exports#
This variable may appear to be global but is not. See exports
.
global#
- <Object> The global namespace object.
In browsers, the top-level scope is the global scope. This means that
within the browser var something
will define a new global variable. In
Node.js this is different. The top-level scope is not the global scope;
var something
inside a Node.js module will be local to that module.
module#
This variable may appear to be global but is not. See module
.
process#
The process object. See the process
object section.
require()#
This variable may appear to be global but is not. See require()
.
setImmediate(callback[, ...args])#
setImmediate
is described in the timers section.
setInterval(callback, delay[, ...args])#
setInterval
is described in the timers section.
setTimeout(callback, delay[, ...args])#
setTimeout
is described in the timers section.