Function generatetoaddress

src/rpc/mining.cpp:295–334

}

static RPCMethod generatetoaddress()
{
    return RPCMethod{"generatetoaddress",
        "Mine to a specified address and return the block hashes.",
         {
             {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "How many blocks are generated."},
             {"address", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The address to send the newly generated bitcoin to."},
             {"maxtries", RPCArg::Type::NUM, RPCArg::Default{DEFAULT_MAX_TRIES}, "How many iterations to try."},
         },
         RPCResult{
             RPCResult::Type::ARR, "", "hashes of blocks generated",
             {
                 {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "", "blockhash"},
             }},
         RPCExamples{
            "\nGenerate 11 blocks to myaddress\n"
            + HelpExampleCli("generatetoaddress", "11 \"myaddress\"")
            + "If you are using the " CLIENT_NAME " wallet, you can get a new address to send the newly generated bitcoin to with:\n"
            + HelpExampleCli("getnewaddress", "")
                },
        [](const RPCMethod& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
{
    const int num_blocks{request.params[0].getInt<int>()};
    const uint64_t max_tries{request.params[2].isNull() ? DEFAULT_MAX_TRIES : request.params[2].getInt<int>()};

    CTxDestination destination = DecodeDestination(request.params[1].get_str());
    if (!IsValidDestination(destination)) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Error: Invalid address");
    }

    NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
    Mining& miner = EnsureMining(node);
    ChainstateManager& chainman = EnsureChainman(node);

    CScript coinbase_output_script = GetScriptForDestination(destination);

    return generateBlocks(chainman, miner, coinbase_output_script, num_blocks, max_tries);
},
    };
}

static RPCMethod generateblock()
{