/// <reference types="node" />
declare const _default: (buffer: Buffer, offset?: number, length?: number) => number;
/**
 * Converts a section of a buffer to a signed integer.
 *
 * @example
 * // buffer 11110110
 * readUInt(buffer, 3, 5) => -10
 *
 * @param {Buffer} buffer the buffer to extract information from
 * @param {Number} length the length of the signed integer (in bits)
 * @param {Number} offset where to start (in bits)
 * @return {Number}
 */
export default _default;
