eth_getBlockByNumber: Eth getBlockByNumber

In BSDStudios/ethr: Ethereum Blockchain Data for R

Description

Returns information about a block from the block number.

Usage

eth_getBlockByNumber(block_number, full_list,
  rpc_address = "http://localhost:8545")

Arguments

block_number	hex value of a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending".
full_list	Boolean, TRUE = full transaction objects, FALSE = only hashes of trasactions.
rpc_address	The address of the RPC API.

Value

number: QUANTITY - the block number. null when its pending block.

hash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the block. null when its pending block.

parentHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the parent block.

nonce: DATA, 8 Bytes - hash of the generated proof-of-work. null when its pending block.

sha3Uncles: DATA, 32 Bytes - SHA3 of the uncles data in the block.

logsBloom: DATA, 256 Bytes - the bloom filter for the logs of the block. null when its pending block.

transactionsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the transaction trie of the block.

stateRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the final state trie of the block.

receiptsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the receipts trie of the block.

miner: DATA, 20 Bytes - the address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given.

difficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the difficulty for this block.

totalDifficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the total difficulty of the chain until this block.

extraData: DATA - the "extra data" field of this block.

size: QUANTITY - integer the size of this block in bytes.

gasLimit: QUANTITY - the maximum gas allowed in this block.

gasUsed: QUANTITY - the total used gas by all transactions in this block.

timestamp: QUANTITY - the unix timestamp for when the block was collated.

transactions: Array - Array of transaction objects, or 32 Bytes transaction hashes depending on the last given parameter.

uncles: Array - Array of uncle hashes.

BSDStudios/ethr documentation built on May 5, 2019, 10:26 a.m.