iexec

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iexec / WeiAmount

Type Alias: WeiAmount

WeiAmount = number | string | BN

wei amount (wei is the smallest sub-division of ether: 1 ether = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 wei).

named units ('wei', 'kwei', 'mwei', 'gwei', 'szabo', 'finney', 'ether' or 'eth') can be used with the format ${amount} ${unit}

examples:

// number
const oneWei = 1;
const tenGigaWei = 1000000000;
// string (works for amounts above `Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER`)
const oneEth = '1000000000000000000';
// string with unit
const fiveGigaWei = '5 gwei';
const zeroPointOneEth = '0.1 ether';
// BN (from utils)
const tenWei = new BN(10);