Method GetHeader

core/headerchain.go:344–356

GetHeader retrieves a block header from the database by hash and number, caching it if found.

(hash common.Hash, number uint64)

// GetHeader retrieves a block header from the database by hash and number,
// caching it if found.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetHeader(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Header {
	// Short circuit if the header's already in the cache, retrieve otherwise
	if header, ok := hc.headerCache.Get(hash); ok {
		return header.(*types.Header)
	}
	header := rawdb.ReadHeader(hc.chainDb, hash, number)
	if header == nil {
		return nil
	}
	// Cache the found header for next time and return
	hc.headerCache.Add(hash, header)
	return header
}

// GetHeaderByHash retrieves a block header from the database by hash, caching it if
// found.