class Middlecoin::Core::BitcoinAddress
Bitcoin Address
Public Class Methods
validate(address)
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Does some simple validation of a BTC address to make sure its sane
# File lib/middlecoin/core/bitcoinaddress.rb, line 29 def self.validate address if address[0] != "1" && address[0] != "3" raise Middlecoin::InvalidBitcoinAddressError, "Bitcoin addresses must start with 1 or 3" end if !(27..34).include?(address.length) raise Middlecoin::InvalidBitcoinAddressError, "Bitcoin addresses must be between 27 and 34 in length" end if address =~ /\A\p{Alnum}+\z/ return true else raise Middlecoin::InvalidBitcoinAddressError, "Bitcoin addresses must only contain Alphanumerical characters" end end