isPublicKeyCompressed

Checks if a public key is in compressed format (starts with 02 or 03, 33 bytes).

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Usage

import { isPublicKeyCompressed } from '@stacks/transactions';

isPublicKeyCompressed(
  '0367b23680c33a3adc784b80952f9bba83169d84c6567f49c9a92f7cc9c9b6f61b'
); // true

isPublicKeyCompressed(
  '04171ee91c13f2007bd22c3280987d113e9ffdb2f10631783473899868e67dcdb876f2be26558ea1d4194a96a3707aff085c96a643d43e02c0e9e67c5d47a7dac6'
); // false

Reference Link

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Signature

function isPublicKeyCompressed(publicKey: PublicKey): boolean;

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Returns

boolean

true if the public key is compressed, false otherwise.

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Parameters

publicKey (required)

• Type: PublicKey (string | Uint8Array)

The public key to check.