PrivateKey

PrivateKey

Represents a private key.

Extends

• ByteArray

Constructors

new PrivateKey()

new PrivateKey(privateKey): PrivateKey

Creates a private key from bytes or a hex string.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
privateKey	string | Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>	Input string or byte array.

Returns

PrivateKey

Overrides

ByteArray.constructor

Properties

Property	Modifier	Type	Description	Inherited from
bytes	public	Uint8Array	Underlying bytes.	ByteArray.bytes
NAME	static	string	Byte array name (required because constructor.name is dropped during minification).	ByteArray.NAME
SIZE	static	number	Byte size of raw private key.	-

Methods

toJson()

toJson(): string

PrivateKey.toJson

Returns representation of this object that can be stored in JSON.

Returns

string

JSON-safe representation of this object.

Inherited from

ByteArray.toJson

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toString()

toString(): string

PrivateKey.toString

Returns string representation of this object.

Returns

string

String representation of this object

Inherited from

ByteArray.toString

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random()

static random(): PrivateKey

PrivateKey.random

Creates a random private key.

Returns

PrivateKey

Random private key.