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36 lines
812 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`*, bitLength?: *[BitLength](_compact_types_.md#bitlength)*): `Uint8Array`
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*Defined in [compact/toU8a.ts:29](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/6d8e788/packages/util/src/compact/toU8a.ts#L29)*
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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 | Default value |
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| ------ | ------ | ------ |
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| _value | `BN` | `number`| - |
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| `Default value` bitLength | [BitLength](_compact_types_.md#bitlength) | DEFAULT_BITLENGTH |
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**Returns:** `Uint8Array`
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___
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