@polkadot/util
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A collection of useful utilities for @polkadot
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TypeScript
import type { AnyString } from '../types.js';
/**
* @name stringToU8a
* @summary Creates a Uint8Array object from a utf-8 string.
* @description
* String input values return the actual encoded `UInt8Array`. `null` or `undefined` values returns an empty encoded array.
* @example
* <BR>
*
* ```javascript
* import { stringToU8a } from '@polkadot/util';
*
* stringToU8a('hello'); // [0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f]
* ```
*/
export declare function stringToU8a(value?: AnyString | null): Uint8Array;