Chainstate::InvalidateBlock

Mark a block as invalid.

Synopsis

Declared in <validation.h>

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bool
InvalidateBlock(
    BlockValidationState& state,
    CBlockIndex* pindex);

Return Value

true unless a system error occurred.

Parameters

NameDescription
stateValidation state updated with the reason for any failure.
pindexBlock index entry of the block to mark as invalid.