/// <reference types="node" />
/**
* Handling and generating Ethereum addresses
*/
export declare class Address {
readonly buf: Buffer;
constructor(buf: Buffer);
/**
* Returns the zero address.
*/
static zero(): Address;
/**
* Returns an Address object from a hex-encoded string.
* @param str - Hex-encoded address
*/
static fromString(str: string): Address;
/**
* Returns an address for a given public key.
* @param pubKey The two points of an uncompressed key
*/
static fromPublicKey(pubKey: Buffer): Address;
/**
* Returns an address for a given private key.
* @param privateKey A private key must be 256 bits wide
*/
static fromPrivateKey(privateKey: Buffer): Address;
/**
* Generates an address for a newly created contract.
* @param from The address which is creating this new address
* @param nonce The nonce of the from account
*/
static generate(from: Address, nonce: bigint): Address;
/**
* Generates an address for a contract created using CREATE2.
* @param from The address which is creating this new address
* @param salt A salt
* @param initCode The init code of the contract being created
*/
static generate2(from: Address, salt: Buffer, initCode: Buffer): Address;
/**
* Is address equal to another.
*/
equals(address: Address): boolean;
/**
* Is address zero.
*/
isZero(): boolean;
/**
* True if address is in the address range defined
* by EIP-1352
*/
isPrecompileOrSystemAddress(): boolean;
/**
* Returns hex encoding of address.
*/
toString(): string;
/**
* Returns Buffer representation of address.
*/
toBuffer(): Buffer;
}
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