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====
Web3
====
The Web3 class is a wrapper to house all Ethereum related modules.
Initiating of Web3
=====================
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Parameters
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1. ``provider`` - ``string|object``: A URL or one of the Web3 provider classes.
2. ``net`` - ``net.Socket`` (optional): The net NodeJS package.
3. ``options`` - ``object`` (optional) The Web3 :ref:`options <web3-module-options>`
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Example
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.. code-block:: javascript
import Web3 from 'web3';
// "Web3.providers.givenProvider" will be set if in an Ethereum supported browser.
const web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || 'ws://some.local-or-remote.node:8546', net, options);
> web3.eth
> web3.shh
> web3.bzz
> web3.utils
> web3.version
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Web3.modules
=====================
This Static property will return an object with the classes of all major sub modules, to be able to instantiate them manually.
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Returns
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``Object``: A list of modules:
- ``Eth`` - ``Function``: the Eth module for interacting with the Ethereum network see :ref:`web3.eth <eth>` for more.
- ``Net`` - ``Function``: the Net module for interacting with network properties see :ref:`web3.eth.net <eth-net>` for more.
- ``Personal`` - ``Function``: the Personal module for interacting with the Ethereum accounts see :ref:`web3.eth.personal <eth-personal>` for more.
- ``Shh`` - ``Function``: the Shh module for interacting with the whisper protocol see :ref:`web3.shh <shh>` for more.
- ``Bzz`` - ``Function``: the Bzz module for interacting with the swarm network see :ref:`web3.bzz <bzz>` for more.
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Example
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.. code-block:: javascript
Web3.modules
> {
Eth(provider, net?, options?),
Net(provider, net?, options?),
Personal(provider, net?, options?),
Shh(provider, net?, options?),
Bzz(provider, net?, options?),
}
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version
=====================
Property of the Web3 class.
.. code-block:: javascript
web3.version
Contains the version of the ``web3`` wrapper class.
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Returns
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``String``: The current version.
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Example
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.. code-block:: javascript
web3.version;
> "1.0.0"