Function: address()

function address<TAddress>(putativeAddress): Address<TAddress>;

Combines asserting that a string is an address with coercing it to the Address type. It's most useful with untrusted input.

Type Parameters

Type Parameter	Default type
TAddress extends string	string

Parameters

Parameter	Type
putativeAddress	TAddress

Returns

Address<TAddress>

Example

import { address } from '@solana/addresses';

await transfer(address(fromAddress), address(toAddress), lamports(100000n));

TIP

When starting from a known-good address as a string, it's more efficient to typecast it rather than to use the address helper, because the helper unconditionally performs validation on its input.

import { Address } from '@solana/addresses';

const MEMO_PROGRAM_ADDRESS =
    'MemoSq4gqABAXKb96qnH8TysNcWxMyWCqXgDLGmfcHr' as Address<'MemoSq4gqABAXKb96qnH8TysNcWxMyWCqXgDLGmfcHr'>;