Identifies which Bitcoin chain a node operates on.
Declared in <util/chaintype.h>
enum class ChainType : int;| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MAIN | The main Bitcoin network (mainnet). |
TESTNET | The version 3 public test network (testnet3). |
SIGNET | A signet network, where blocks require a signature. |
REGTEST | A private regression test network with on-demand block creation. |
TESTNET4 | The version 4 public test network (testnet4). |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
ChainTypeFromString | Parse a chain type from its canonical string name. |
ChainTypeToString | Convert a chain type to its canonical string name. |
CreateBaseChainParams | Creates and returns a std::unique_ptr<CBaseChainParams> of the chosen chain. |
GetNetworkForMagic | Determines which chain a set of network magic bytes belongs to. |
SelectBaseParams | Sets the params returned by Params() to those for the given chain. |
SelectParams | Sets the params returned by Params() to those for the given chain type. |