# Functions

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##  createBranch

▸ **createBranch**(value: *`Uint8Array` \| `null`*, hasChildren: *`Array`<`boolean`>*): `Uint8Array`

*Defined in [stream/createBranch.ts:10](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/db4b221/packages/trie-codec/src/stream/createBranch.ts#L10)*

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| value | `Uint8Array` \| `null` |
| hasChildren | `Array`<`boolean`> |

**Returns:** `Uint8Array`

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