ExBitcoin v0.3.0 ExBitcoin.Generating View Source
Generating blocks and addresses
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generate(nblocks, maxtries)
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generate(:"String.t", :"String.t") :: any()
generate nblocks ( maxtries )
Mine up to nblocks blocks immediately (before the RPC call returns) to an address in the wallet.
Arguments:
- nblocks (numeric, required) How many blocks are generated immediately.
- maxtries (numeric, optional) How many iterations to try (default = 1000000).
Result: [ blockhashes ] (array) hashes of blocks generated
Examples:
Generate 11 blocks
bitcoin-cli generate 11
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generatetoaddress(nblocks, address, maxtries)
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generatetoaddress(:"String.t", :"String.t", :"String.t") :: any()
generatetoaddress nblocks address (maxtries)
Mine blocks immediately to a specified address (before the RPC call returns)
Arguments:
- nblocks (numeric, required) How many blocks are generated immediately.
- address (string, required) The address to send the newly generated bitcoin to.
- maxtries (numeric, optional) How many iterations to try (default = 1000000).
Result: [ blockhashes ] (array) hashes of blocks generated
Examples:
Generate 11 blocks to myaddress
bitcoin-cli generatetoaddress 11 “myaddress”