toNumber

Callable

• toNumber(value: Numbers): number | bigint

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• Converts any given value into it's number representation, if possible, else into it's bigint representation.

  @example

  console.log(web3.utils.toNumber(1));
  > 1
  console.log(web3.utils.toNumber(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER));
  > 9007199254740991
  
  console.log(web3.utils.toNumber(BigInt(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)));
  > 9007199254740991
  
  console.log(web3.utils.toNumber(BigInt(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) + BigInt(1)));
  > 9007199254740992n

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  Parameters

  • value: Numbers

    The value to convert

  Returns number | bigint

  • Returns the value in number or bigint representation