Function decodeBase58Address

decodeBase58Address(address, sha256?): string | {
payload: Uint8Array;
version: number;
}
Decode and validate a Base58Address, strictly checking the version and payload length.

Because the Wallet Import Format (WIF) private key serialization format uses the Base58Address format, some libraries allow WIF key decoding via the same method as base58 address decoding. This method accepts only Base58Address types, but WIF keys can be decoded with decodePrivateKeyWif.

For other address-like standards that closely follow the Base58Address format (but have alternative version byte requirements), use decodeBase58AddressFormat.

To encode a Base58Address, see encodeBase58Address.
Parameters
- address: string
  the string to decode as a base58 address
- sha256: {
  hash: ((input) => Uint8Array) & ((input) => Uint8Array);
  } = internalSha256
  an implementation of sha256 (defaults to the internal WASM implementation)
  - hash: ((input) => Uint8Array) & ((input) => Uint8Array)
Returns string | {
payload: Uint8Array;
version: number;
}
- Defined in src/lib/address/base58-address.ts:240