Ethereum addresses include checksum

2026-04-28 21:30:41 +00:00 · 2017-02-15 19:45:03 +11:00
parent 8b095871e8
commit 49b21f122a
3 changed files with 8 additions and 4 deletions
@@ -624,12 +624,12 @@ page.open(url, function(status) {
        // check the address is generated correctly
        // this value comes from
        // https://www.myetherwallet.com/#view-wallet-info
-        // I do not understand the capitalization scheme for this hex encoding
+        // Unusual capitalization is due to checksum
        var expected = "0xe5815d5902Ad612d49283DEdEc02100Bd44C2772";
        var actual = page.evaluate(function() {
            return $(".address:first").text();
        });
-        if (actual != expected.toLowerCase()) {
+        if (actual != expected) {
            console.log("Ethereum address is incorrect");
            console.log("Expected: " + expected);
            console.log("Actual: " + actual);