eth_getBlockByNumber: Block information based on its number.

In gethr: Access to Ethereum-Based Blockchains Through Geth Nodes

Description

eth_getBlockByNumber returns information about a block by block number.

Usage

eth_getBlockByNumber(number = "latest", full = TRUE, hex = TRUE)

Arguments

number	Integer|Tag - Block number, or the string 'latest', 'earliest' or 'pending'.
full	Boolean - If true it returns the full transaction objects, if false only the hashes of the transactions.
hex	Boolean - true to get the response in hexadecimal, false to get a readable response.

Value

Object - A block object, or null when no block was found.

See Also

Other eth functions: eth_accounts, eth_blockNumber, eth_call, eth_coinbase, eth_estimateGas, eth_gasPrice, eth_getBalance, eth_getBlockByHash, eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash, eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber, eth_getCode, eth_getFilterChanges, eth_getFilterLogs, eth_getLogs, eth_getProof, eth_getStorageAt, eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex, eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex, eth_getTransactionByHash, eth_getTransactionCount, eth_getTransactionReceipt, eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex, eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex, eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash, eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber, eth_getWork, eth_hashrate, eth_mining, eth_newBlockFilter, eth_newFilter, eth_newPendingTransactionFilter, eth_protocolVersion, eth_sendRawTransaction, eth_sendTransaction, eth_sign, eth_submitHashrate, eth_submitWork, eth_syncing, eth_uninstallFilter, gethr, personal_sendTransaction

Examples

eth_getBlockByNumber(42364)
eth_getBlockByNumber(42364, FALSE, FALSE)

gethr documentation built on May 2, 2019, 7:03 a.m.