[#ExtractDestination]
= ExtractDestination
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Parse a scriptPubKey for the destination.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<addresstype.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
bool
ExtractDestination(
    xref:CScript.adoc[CScript] const& scriptPubKey,
    xref:CTxDestination.adoc[CTxDestination]& addressRet);
----

== Description

For standard scripts that have addresses (and P2PK as an exception), a corresponding CTxDestination is assigned to addressRet. For all other scripts. addressRet is assigned as a CNoDestination containing the scriptPubKey.

== Return Value

True for standard destinations with addresses ‐ P2PKH, P2SH, P2WPKH, P2WSH, P2TR and P2W??? scripts. False for non‐standard destinations and those without addresses ‐ P2PK, bare multisig, null data, and nonstandard scripts.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *scriptPubKey*
| The output script to parse.
| *addressRet*
| Receives the extracted destination.
|===


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