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Function: w()

w(str): BigNumber

Short-hand method to convert a number to wei using JS tagged template strings

See also here: http://tc39wiki.calculist.org/es6/template-strings/

Parameters​

str​

TemplateStringsArray

Returns​

BigNumber

Remarks​

This is only useful in contexts where the number is hard-coded (e.g. examples)

Example​

import { w } from '@colony/sdk';

console.log(w`1.0`); // { BigNumber: "1000000000000000000" }