# Hierarchy **Checkpoint** ↳ [Impl](_impl_.impl.md) # Constructors ## constructor ⊕ **new Checkpoint**(rootHash: *`Uint8Array`*): [Checkpoint](_checkpoint_.checkpoint.md) *Defined in [Checkpoint.ts:7](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/830c98d/packages/trie-db/src/Checkpoint.ts#L7)* **Parameters:** | Name | Type | | ------ | ------ | | rootHash | `Uint8Array` | **Returns:** [Checkpoint](_checkpoint_.checkpoint.md) ___