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Overview

Package bitcoin - to validate bitcoin addresses

Index

• func IsTestnet(version Version) bool
• func ValidateAddress(address string) (Version, AddressBytes, error)
• type AddressBytes
• type Version

Functions

func IsTestnet

func IsTestnet(version Version) bool

IsTestnet - detect if version is a testnet value

func ValidateAddress

func ValidateAddress(address string) (Version, AddressBytes, error)

ValidateAddress - check the address and return its version

Types

type AddressBytes

type AddressBytes [20]byte

AddressBytes - to hold the fixed-length address bytes

type Version

type Version byte

Version - to hold the type of the address

const (
	Livenet       Version = 0
	LivenetScript Version = 5
	Testnet       Version = 111
	TestnetScript Version = 196
)

from: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/List_of_address_prefixes