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getAddress

Converts an address into an address that is checksum encoded. Supports EIP-1191.

Import

import { getAddress } from 'viem'

Usage

import { getAddress } from 'viem'
 
getAddress('0xa5cc3c03994db5b0d9a5eEdD10Cabab0813678ac') 
// '0xa5cc3c03994DB5b0d9A5eEdD10CabaB0813678AC'
 
// EIP-1191 address
getAddress('0x27b1fdb04752bbc536007a920d24acb045561c26', 30)
// '0x27b1FdB04752BBc536007A920D24ACB045561c26'

Returns

Address

The checksummed address.

Parameters

address

  • Type: string

An Ethereum address.

chainId (optional)

  • Type: number

The chain ID of the network the address is on. Complies to EIP-1191.