The close() method of the ReadableByteStreamController interface closes the associated stream.

This might be called by the underlying source when its data source has been exhausted/completed.

None.

None (undefined).

TypeError

Thrown if the source object is not a ReadableByteStreamController, it is already closed, or the stream is not readable for some other reason.

The example in Using readable byte streams > Creating a readable socket push byte stream how we might close the stream when there is no more data.

The relevant code is reproduced below. This relies on the hypothetical readInto() method returning 0 bytes only when there is no more data.

bytesRead = socket.readInto(v.buffer, v.byteOffset, v.byteLength);
if (bytesRead === 0) {
  controller.close();
}

After calling close, the stream will be closed, and any consumers signalled. For example if using a ReadableStreamBYOBReader any read() requests would resolve with done: true and the promise from ReadableStreamBYOBReader.closed would also be resolved.

• Using readable byte streams
• ReadableByteStreamController