linusu/bitcoin-address-validator

A simple, easy to use PHP Bitcoin address validator

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github.com/LinusU/php-bitcoin-address-validator

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v0.1.2 2014-08-20 13:04 UTC

Requires

  • php: >=5.3.0

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README

A simple, easy to use PHP Bitcoin address validator

Usage

Quick start:

use \LinusU\Bitcoin\AddressValidator;

// This will return false, indicating invalid address.
AddressValidator::isValid('blah');

// This is a valid address and will thus return true.
AddressValidator::isValid('1AGNa15ZQXAZUgFiqJ2i7Z2DPU2J6hW62i');

// This is a Testnet address, it's valid and the function will return true.
AddressValidator::isValid('mo9ncXisMeAoXwqcV5EWuyncbmCcQN4rVs', AddressValidator::TESTNET);

API

isValid($addr, $version)

  • $addr: A bitcoin address
  • $version: The version to test against, defaults to MAINNET

Returns a boolean indicating if the address is valid or not.

typeOf($addr)

  • $addr: A bitcoin address

Returns the type of the address.

Constants

The library exposes the following constants.

  • MAINNET: Indicates any mainnet address type
  • TESTNET: Indicates any testnet address type
  • MAINNET_PUBKEY: Indicates a mainnet pay to pubkey hash address
  • MAINNET_SCRIPT: Indicates a mainnet pay to script hash address
  • TESTNET_PUBKEY: Indicates a testnet pay to pubkey hash address
  • TESTNET_SCRIPT: Indicates a testnet pay to script hash address