Method get_block_number

web3/src/block.rs:39–44

Retrieve the block number of the current block. See https://eth.wiki/json-rpc/API#eth_blockNumber # Examples ```ignore let web3 = web3::Web3::new("http://127.0.0.1:8545").unwrap(); let block_number = web3.get_block_number()).await; assert!(block_number.is_ok()); ```

(&self)

    /// assert!(block_number.is_ok());
    /// ```
    pub async fn get_block_number(&self) -> Result<BlockNumber> {
        let response = self.send_rpc("eth_blockNumber", rpc_params![]).await?;
        let block_number: BlockNumber = serde_json::from_value(response)?;

        Ok(block_number)
    }

    /// Retrieve the block information using the block number.
    ///