[#CKey-Derive]
= xref:CKey.adoc[CKey]::Derive
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Derive BIP32 child key.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<key.h>`

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[[nodiscard]]
bool
Derive(
    xref:CKey.adoc[CKey]& keyChild,
    xref:ChainCode.adoc[ChainCode]& ccChild,
    unsigned int nChild,
    xref:ChainCode.adoc[ChainCode] const& cc) const;
----

== Return Value

true if derivation succeeded.

[NOTE]
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The return value https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/nodiscard[should not be discarded^].
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== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *keyChild*
| Output child private key.
| *ccChild*
| Output child chain code.
| *nChild*
| Index of the child key to derive.
| *cc*
| The parent chain code.
|===


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