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35 lines
622 B
Markdown
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# Functions
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<a id="compacttou8a"></a>
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## compactToU8a
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▸ **compactToU8a**(_value: *`BN` \| `number`*): `Uint8Array`
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*Defined in [compact/toU8a.ts:27](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/6506c10/packages/util/src/compact/toU8a.ts#L27)*
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*__name__*: compactToU8a
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*__description__*: Encodes a number into a compact representation
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*__example__*:
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```javascript
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import { compactToU8a } from '@polkadot/util';
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console.log(compactToU8a(511, 32)); // Uint8Array([0b11111101, 0b00000111])
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```
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**Parameters:**
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| Name | Type |
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| ------ | ------ |
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| _value | `BN` \| `number` |
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**Returns:** `Uint8Array`
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