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common: document Address conversion functions #16322

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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions common/types.go
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Expand Up @@ -143,9 +143,15 @@ func BytesToAddress(b []byte) Address {
a.SetBytes(b)
return a
}

// StringToAddress converts an arbitrary string into an Address.
func StringToAddress(s string) Address { return BytesToAddress([]byte(s)) }
func BigToAddress(b *big.Int) Address { return BytesToAddress(b.Bytes()) }
func HexToAddress(s string) Address { return BytesToAddress(FromHex(s)) }

// BigToAddress converts an arbitary *big.Int into an Address.
func BigToAddress(b *big.Int) Address { return BytesToAddress(b.Bytes()) }

// HexToAddress converts a string containing an address into an Address.
func HexToAddress(s string) Address { return BytesToAddress(FromHex(s)) }

// IsHexAddress verifies whether a string can represent a valid hex-encoded
// Ethereum address or not.
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