Sign a hex formatted string. Deprecated. Suggest to use signMessageV2 to sign a hex formatted string
This interface is used to sign the Hex format string, and the signature verification uses verifyMessage interface.
WARNING
Do not use this in any web / user-facing applications. This will expose the private key.
Usage
// sign a Hex formatted string
tronWeb.trx.sign(str, privateKey)
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| str | Hex formatted string | String |
| privateKey | The private key used for signing. Optional. The default value is the private key passed in when constructing tronweb object. | String |
Example
var str = "helloworld";
var HexStr = tronWeb.toHex(str);
var signedStr = await tronWeb.trx.sign(HexStr, privateKey);
console.log(signedStr)
>0xe89b777b011b678c9f52e464117f8a8a2193f2cb8d37cbb9e1bd7bd8905fb79046185ea458fab36ed387d60b0842b59b15c7a419797575986492d0271a91d9e71b