getBlockNumber
Callable
Type parameters
- ReturnFormat: DataFormat
Parameters
web3Context: Web3Context<EthExecutionAPI, any>
returnFormat: ReturnFormat
(DataFormat defaults to DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT) Specifies how the return data should be formatted.
Returns Promise<NumberTypes[ReturnFormat[number]]>
The current block number.
web3.eth.getBlockNumber().then(console.log);
> 2744n
web3.eth.getBlockNumber({ number: FMT_NUMBER.HEX , bytes: FMT_BYTES.HEX }).then(console.log);
> "0xab8"
(Web3Context) Web3 configuration object that contains things such as the provider, request manager, wallet, etc.