Function toBeArray

src.ts/utils/maths.ts:211–226

(_value: BigNumberish)

 *  Converts %%value%% to a Big Endian Uint8Array.
 */
export function toBeArray(_value: BigNumberish): Uint8Array {
    const value = getUint(_value, "value");

    if (value === BN_0) { return new Uint8Array([ ]); }

    let hex = value.toString(16);
    if (hex.length % 2) { hex = "0" + hex; }

    const result = new Uint8Array(hex.length / 2);
    for (let i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
        const offset = i * 2;
        result[i] = parseInt(hex.substring(offset, offset + 2), 16);
    }

    return result;
}

/**
 *  Returns a [[HexString]] for %%value%% safe to use as a //Quantity//.