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Functions

stringToU8a

▸ stringToU8a(value?: undefined | string): Uint8Array

Defined in string/toU8a.ts:40

name: stringToU8a

signature: stringToU8a (value?: string): UInt8Array

summary: Creates a Uint8Array object from a utf-8 string.

description: String input values return the actual encoded UInt8Array. null or undefined values returns an empty encoded array.

example:

import { stringToU8a } from '@polkadot/util';

stringToU8a('hello'); // [0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f]

Parameters:

Name Type
Optional value undefined

Returns: Uint8Array