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<a name="migration-v4"></a><a name="migration-v4"></a><h1 class="show-anchors"><div>Migration: From Ethers v4<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4"></a></div></div></h1>
<a name="migration-v4--bignumber"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>BigNumber<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--bignumber"></a></div></div></h2>
<a name="migration-v4--bignumber--namespace"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Namespace<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--bignumber--namespace"></a></div></div></h3><p>Since <a href="/v5/api/utils/bignumber/">BigNumber</a> is used quite frequently, it has been moved to the top level of the umbrella package.</p>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// v4
</span>ethers.utils.BigNumber
ethers.utils.BigNumberish
<span class="comment">// v5
</span>ethers.BigNumber
ethers.BigNumberish
</div><a name="migration-v4--bignumber--creating-instances"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Creating Instances<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--bignumber--creating-instances"></a></div></div></h3><p>The <code class="inline">bigNumberify</code> method was always preferred over the constructor since it could short-circuit an object instantiation for [[BigNumber] objects (since they are immutable). This has been moved to a static <code class="inline">from</code> class method.</p>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// v4
</span>new ethers.utils.BigNumber(someValue)
ethers.utils.bigNumberify(someValue);
<span class="comment">// v5
</span><span class="comment">// - Constructor is private
</span><span class="comment">// - Removed `bigNumberify`
</span>ethers.BigNumber.from(someValue)
</div><a name="migration-v4--contracts"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>Contracts<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--contracts"></a></div></div></h2>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// @TODO
</span></div><a name="migration-v4--errors"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>Errors<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--errors"></a></div></div></h2>
<a name="migration-v4--errors--namespace"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Namespace<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--errors--namespace"></a></div></div></h3><p>All errors now belong to the <a href="/v5/api/utils/logger/#Logger">Logger</a> class and the related functions have been moved to <a href="/v5/api/utils/logger/#Logger">Logger</a> instances, which can include a per-package version string.</p>
<p>Global error fucntions have been moved <a href="/v5/api/utils/logger/#Logger">Logger</a> class methods.</p>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// v4
</span>ethers.errors.UNKNOWN_ERROR
ethers.errors.*
errors.setCensorship(censorship, permanent)
errors.setLogLevel(logLevel)
errors.checkArgumentCount(count, expectedCount, suffix)
errors.checkNew(self, kind)
errors.checkNormalize()
errors.throwError(message, code, params)
errors.warn(...)
errors.info(...)
<span class="comment">// v5
</span>ethers.utils.Logger.errors.UNKNOWN_ERROR
ethers.utils.Logger.errors.*
Logger.setCensorship(censorship, permanent)
Logger.setLogLevel(logLevel)
const logger = new ethers.utils.Logger(version);
logger.checkArgumentCount(count, expectedCount, suffix)
logger.checkNew(self, kind)
logger.checkNormalize()
logger.throwError(message, code, params)
logger.warn(...)
logger.info(...)
</div><a name="migration-v4--interface"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>Interface<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--interface"></a></div></div></h2><p>The <a href="/v5/api/utils/abi/interface/">Interface</a> object has undergone the most dramatic changes.</p>
<p>It is no longer a meta-class and now has methods that simplify handling contract interface operations without the need for object inspection and special edge cases.</p>
<a name="migration-v4--interface--functions"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Functions<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--interface--functions"></a></div></div></h3>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// v4 (example: "transfer(address to, uint amount)")
</span>interface.functions.transfer.encode(to, amount)
interface.functions.transfer.decode(callData)
<span class="comment">// v5
</span>interface.encodeFunctionData("transfer", [ to, amount ])
interface.decodeFunctionResult("transfer", data)
<span class="comment">// Or you can use any compatible signature or Fragment objects.
</span><span class="comment">// Notice that signature normalization is performed for you,
</span><span class="comment">// e.g. "uint" and "uint256" will be automatically converted
</span>interface.encodeFunctionData("transfer(address,uint)", [ to, amount ])
interface.decodeFunctionResult("transfer(address to, uint256 amount)", data)
</div><a name="migration-v4--interface--events"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Events<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--interface--events"></a></div></div></h3>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// v4 (example: Transfer(address indexed, address indexed, uint256)
</span>interface.events.Transfer.encodeTopics(values)
interface.events.Transfer.decode(data, topics)
<span class="comment">// v5
</span>interface.encodeFilterTopics("Transfer", values)
interface.decodeEventLog("Transfer", data, topics)
</div><a name="migration-v4--interface--inspection"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Inspection<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--interface--inspection"></a></div></div></h3><p>Interrogating properties about a function or event can now (mostly) be done directly on the <a href="/v5/api/utils/abi/fragments/#Fragment">Fragment</a> object.</p>
<div class="code">// v4
interface.functions.transfer.name
interface.functions.transfer.inputs
interface.functions.transfer.outputs
interface.functions.transfer.payable
interface.functions.transfer.gas
// v5
const functionFragment = interface.getFunction("transfer")
functionFragment.name
functionFragment.inputs
functionFragment.outputs
functionFragment.payable
functionFragment.gas
// v4; type is "call" or "transaction"
interface.functions.transfer.type
// v5; constant is true (i.e. "call") or false (i.e. "transaction")
functionFragment.constant
// v4
interface.events.Transfer.anonymous
interface.events.Transfer.inputs
interface.events.Transfer.name
// v5
const eventFragment = interface.getEvent("Transfer");
eventFragment.anonymous
eventFragment.inputs
eventFragment.name
// v4
const functionSig = interface.functions.transfer.signature
const sighash = interface.functions.transfer.sighash
const eventSig = interface.events.Transfer.signature
const topic = interface.events.Transfer.topic
// v5
const functionSig = functionFragment.format()
const sighash = interface.getSighash(functionFragment)
const eventSig = eventFragment.format()
const topic = interface.getTopic(eventFragment)</div><a name="migration-v4--utilities"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>Utilities<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--utilities"></a></div></div></h2>
<a name="migration-v4--utilities--renaming"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Renaming<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--utilities--renaming"></a></div></div></h3>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// @TODO
</span></div><a name="migration-v4--wallet"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>Wallet<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--wallet"></a></div></div></h2>
<a name="migration-v4--wallet--mnemonic-phrases"></a><h3 class="show-anchors"><div>Mnemonic Phrases<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="/v5/migration/ethers-v4/#migration-v4--wallet--mnemonic-phrases"></a></div></div></h3><p>The <b>mnemonic</b> phrase and related properties have been merged into a single <code class="inline">mnemonic</code> object, which also now includes the <code class="inline">locale</code>.</p>
<div class="code"><span class="comment">// v4
</span>wallet.mnemonic
wallet.path
<span class="comment">// v5
</span><span class="comment">// - Mnemonic phrase and path are a Mnemonic object
</span><span class="comment">// - Note: wallet.mnemonic is null if there is no mnemonic
</span>wallet.mnemonic.phrase
wallet.mnemonic.path
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