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parseAndValidatePrivateKey

Callable

  • parseAndValidatePrivateKey(data: Bytes, ignoreLength?: boolean): Uint8Array

  • Get the private key Uint8Array after the validation. Note: This function is not exported through main web3 package, so for using it directly import from accounts package.

    Parameters

    • data: Bytes

      Private key

    • optionalignoreLength: boolean

      Optional, ignore length check during validation

    Returns Uint8Array

    The Uint8Array private key

    parseAndValidatePrivateKey("0x08c673022000ece7964ea4db2d9369c50442b2869cbd8fc21baaca59e18f642c")

    > Uint8Array(32) [
    186,  26, 143, 168, 235, 179,  90,  75,
    101,  63,  84, 221, 152, 150,  30, 203,
      8, 113,  94, 226,  53, 213, 216,   5,
    194, 159,  17,  53, 219,  97, 121, 248
    ]