base58

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base58

Package base58 provides an API for encoding and decoding to and from the modified base58 encoding. It also provides an API to do Base58Check encoding, as described here.

A comprehensive suite of tests is provided to ensure proper functionality.

Installation and Updating

$ go get -u github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/base58

Examples

• Decode Example
  Demonstrates how to decode modified base58 encoded data.
• Encode Example
  Demonstrates how to encode data using the modified base58 encoding scheme.
• CheckDecode Example
  Demonstrates how to decode Base58Check encoded data.
• CheckEncode Example
  Demonstrates how to encode data using the Base58Check encoding scheme.

License

Package base58 is licensed under the copyfree ISC License.

Documentation

Index

• func Decode(b string) []byte
• func Encode(b []byte) string

Functions

func Decode

func Decode(b string) []byte

Decode decodes a modified base58 string to a byte slice.

func Encode

func Encode(b []byte) string

Encode encodes a byte slice to a modified base58 string.