Address

The Address class is a util class that helps you deal with addresses.

// example usage
const address1 = Address.fromSs58(account1.address)
const address2 = Address.fromSs58(account2.address)

// so you don't have to worry about prefix when comparing!
const isSameAddress = address1.isEqual(address2)

// helps convert an address to different format by providing
const polkadotAddress = address1.toSs58(0)

Address Methods

isEqual(Address)

Compares 2 address classes.

const isSameAddress = address.isEqual(address2)

toSs58(prefix)

Format the address according to the prefix.

const polkadotAddress = address.toSs58(0)

toPubKey()

Returns the pubkey of the address

const pubkey = address.toPubKey()