Methods
(static) formatTokenAmount(amount, decimals) → {string}
All arithmetic inside the contract is performed on integers to avoid potential precision and consistency issues of floating-point
This function takes the smart contract value and its decimals (if the token has any) and returns a display value
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Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
amount |
string
|
the token amount you want to display |
decimals |
number
|
specify how many decimal places a token has |
Returns:
- Type:
-
string
- display value
(static) parseTokenAmount(value, decimals) → {string}
parse token amount to use it on smart contract
This function takes the display value and its decimals (if the token has any) and returns a string that'll be used within the smart contract.
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Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
value |
string
|
the token amount you want to use it on smart contract |
decimals |
number
|
specify how many decimal places a token has |
Returns:
- Type:
-
string
- smart contract value
Example
const displayValueAmount = "123.4560"
const parsedAmountForSmartContract = parseTokenAmount("123.4560", 5);
parsedAmountForSmartContract === "12345600"