ethers.js/docs/api/utils/bytes/README.md
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Byte Manipulation
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Types
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### Bytes
A Bytes object is any object which is an
[Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array) or
[TypedArray](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray) with
each value in the valid byte range (i.e. between 0 and 255 inclusive),
or is an Object with a `length` property where each indexed property
is in the valid byte range.
### BytesLike
A **BytesLike** can be either a [Bytes](./) or a [Hexstring](./).
### Hexstring
A **hexstring** is a string which has a `0x` prefix followed by
### Signature
* **r** and **s** --- The x co-ordinate of **r** and the **s** value of the signature
* **v** --- The parity of the y co-ordinate of **r**
* **_vs** --- The [compact representation](https://link_here) of the **(r, s)** and **v**
* **recoveryParam** --- The normalized (i.e. 0 or 1) value of **v**
### SignatureLike
A **SignatureLike** is similar to a [Signature](./), except redundant properties
may be omitted.
For example, if *_vs* is specified, **(r, s)** and **v** can be omitted. Likewise,
if **recoverParam** is provided, **v** can be omitted (as it can be computed).
Inspection
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#### *utils* . **isBytes** ( object ) **=>** *boolean*
Returns true if and only if *object* is a valid [Bytes](./).
#### *utils* . **isBytesLike** ( object ) **=>** *boolean*
Returns true if and only if *object* is a [Bytes](./) or an Array or TypedArray
where each value is a valid byte (i.e. between 0 and 255 inclusive).
#### *utils* . **isHexString** ( object , [ length ] ) **=>** *boolean*
Returns true if and only if *object* is a valid hex string;
if *length* is specified the length (in bytes) is also verified.
Converting between Arrays and Hexstrings
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#### *utils* . **arrayify** ( hexstringOrArrayish [ , options ] ) **=>** *Uint8Array*
Converts *hexstringOrArrayish* to a Uint8Array. If a [Hexstring](./)
is passed in, the length must be even.
#### *utils* . **hexlify** ( hexstringOrArrayish ) **=>** *string*
Converts *hexstringOrArrayish* to a [Hexstring](./). The result
will always be zero-padded to even length.
#### *utils* . **hexValue** ( aBigNumberish ) **=>** *string*
Converts *aBigNumberish* to a [Hexstring](./), with no unecessary leading
zeros. The result of this function can be of odd-length.
### Examples
```javascript
// Convert a hexstring to a Uint8Array
arrayify("0x1234")
// [ 18, 52 ]</span>
// Convert an Array to a hexstring
hexlify([1, 2, 3, 4])
// 0x01020304</span>
// Convert an Object to a hexstring
hexlify({ length: 2, "0": 1, "1": 2 })
// 0x0102</span>
// Convert an Array to a hexstring
hexlify([ 1 ])
// 0x01</span>
// Convert a number to a stripped hex value
hexValue(1)
// 0x1</span>
// Convert an Array to a stripped hex value
hexValue([ 1, 2 ])
// 0x102</span>
```
Array Manipulation
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#### *utils* . **concat** ( arrayOfBytesLike ) **=>** *Uint8Array*
Concatenates all the [BytesLike](./) in *arrayOfBytesLike*
into a single Uint8Array.
#### *utils* . **stripZeros** ( aBytesLike ) **=>** *Uint8Array*
Concatenates all the [BytesLike](./) in *arrayOfBytesLike*
#### *utils* . **zeroPad** ( aBytesLike , length ) **=>** *Uint8Array*
Concatenates all the [BytesLike](./) in *arrayOfBytesLike*
Hexstring Manipulation
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#### *utils* . **hexConcat** ( arrayOfBytesLike ) **=>** *string*
Concatenates all the [BytesLike](./) in *arrayOfBytesLike*
into a single [Hexstring](./)
#### *utils* . **hexDataLength** ( aBytesLike ) **=>** *number*
Returns the length (in bytes) of *aBytesLike*.
This will **throw and error** if *aBytesLike* is a [Hexstring](./)
but is of odd-length.
#### *utils* . **hexDataSlice** ( aBytesLike , offset [ , endOffset ] ) **=>** *string*
Returns the length (in bytes) of *aBytesLike*.
#### *utils* . **hexStripZeros** ( aBytesLike ) **=>** *string*
@TODO
#### *utils* . **hexZeroPad** ( aBytesLike , length ) **=>** *string*
@TODO
Signature Conversion
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#### *utils* . **joinSignature** ( aSignatureLike ) **=>** *string*
Return the flat-format of a [SignatureLike](./), which is
65 bytes (130 nibbles) long, concatenating the **r**, **s** and **v**
of a Signature.
#### *utils* . **splitSignature** ( aSignatureLikeOrBytesLike ) **=>** *Signature*
Return the full expanded-format of a [SignatureLike](./) or
a flat-format [Hexstring](./). Any missing properties will be
computed.
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