# to-buffer <sup>[![Version Badge][2]][1]</sup>

Pass in a string, array, Buffer, Data View, or Uint8Array, and get a Buffer back.

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```
npm install to-buffer
```

## Usage

``` js
var toBuffer = require('to-buffer');

console.log(toBuffer('hi')); // <Buffer 68 69>
console.log(toBuffer(Buffer('hi'))); // <Buffer 68 69>
console.log(toBuffer('6869', 'hex')); // <Buffer 68 69>
console.log(toBuffer(43)); // throws
```

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