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Unit conversion ​

Internally, we use Arbitrary-precision arithmetic (also known as Big Number arithmetic) to allow for the handling of large numbers and different assets.

On the Fuel network, we work with 9 decimals to represent amounts under a unit. This differs from chain to chain, so it is important to know the number of decimals used on the chain you are working with.

Note: The package @fuels/assets provides a list of assets and their decimals.

Below we will go over some common use cases for unit conversion.

Using our BN class we can instantiate these numbers.

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const myBigNumberOne = '100000000';

const resultOne = new BN('100000000').toString();

console.assert(resultOne === myBigNumberOne, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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Or using our bn utility function.

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const resultTwo = bn('100000000').toString();
console.assert(resultTwo === myBigNumberTwo, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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Contract calls ​

Generally, we will need to convert u64 and u256 numbers to a BN object when passing them to a Sway program from JavaScript. More information on this can be found here.

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// Let's deploy a contract that has a function that takes a u64 as input
const provider = await Provider.create(LOCAL_NETWORK_URL);

const wallet = await Wallet.fromPrivateKey(WALLET_PVT_KEY, provider);

const deployedContract = await new EchoValuesFactory(wallet).deploy();
const { contract } = await deployedContract.waitForResult();

const MAX_U64 = bn('18446744073709551615');

const { waitForResult } = await contract.functions.echo_u64(MAX_U64).call();
const { value } = await waitForResult();

console.assert(value.toString() === MAX_U64.toString(), 'BN is not equal to expected');
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Note: If a contract call returns a number that is too large to be represented as a JavaScript number, you can convert it to a string using the toString method instead of toNumber.

Parsing ​

Parsing string-represented numbers (from user input) has never been easier, than using the parseUnits function.

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const resultThree = bn.parseUnits('0.000000001').toString();
console.assert(resultThree === myBigNumberThree, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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We can parse large numbers.

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const myBigNumberFour = '100100000000000';
const resultFour = bn.parseUnits('100100').toString();
console.assert(resultFour === myBigNumberFour, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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Or numbers formatted for human readability.

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const myBigNumberFive = '100100000200001';

const resultFive = bn.parseUnits('100,100.000200001').toString();
console.assert(resultFive === myBigNumberFive, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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We can also parse numbers in other units of measure.

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const myBigNumberSix = '1000000000';

const resultSix = bn.parseUnits('1', DECIMAL_GWEI).toString();
console.assert(resultSix === myBigNumberSix, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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Formatting ​

We can format common units of measure using the format function.

In the following example, we format a BigNumber representation of one Gwei, into units for the Fuel network (with 3 decimal place precision).

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const myBigNumberSeven = '1.000';
const oneGwei = bn('1000000000');

const resultSeven = oneGwei.format();
console.assert(resultSeven === myBigNumberSeven, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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We can also format numbers in other units of measure by specifying the units variable.

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const myBigNumberEight = '2.000';

const twoGwei = bn('2000000000');

const resultEight = twoGwei.format({ units: DECIMAL_GWEI });
console.assert(resultEight === myBigNumberEight, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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A precision variable will allow for the formatting of numbers with a specific number of decimal places.

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const oneDecimalGwei = '1.0';

const formattedGwei = oneGwei.format({ precision: 1 });
console.assert(formattedGwei === oneDecimalGwei, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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Format units ​

The formatUnits function is a lesser alternative to the format function, as it will maintain the same precision as the input value.

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const myFormattedGwei = '1.000000000';

const formattedUnitsGwei = oneGwei.formatUnits();
console.assert(formattedUnitsGwei === myFormattedGwei, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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We can also format numbers in other units of measure by specifying the units variable.

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const myFormattedKwei = '1.000000000000000';

const oneKwei = bn('1000000000000000');

const formattedUnitsKwei = oneKwei.formatUnits(DECIMAL_KWEI);
console.assert(formattedUnitsKwei === myFormattedKwei, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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See also ​

Full Example ​

For the full example of unit conversion see the snippet below:

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import { BN, DECIMAL_GWEI, DECIMAL_KWEI, bn, Provider, Wallet } from 'fuels';

import { LOCAL_NETWORK_URL, WALLET_PVT_KEY } from '../env';
import { EchoValuesFactory } from '../typegend/contracts/EchoValuesFactory';

const myBigNumberOne = '100000000';

const resultOne = new BN('100000000').toString();

console.assert(resultOne === myBigNumberOne, 'BN is not equal to expected');

const myBigNumberTwo = '100000000';


const resultTwo = bn('100000000').toString();
console.assert(resultTwo === myBigNumberTwo, 'BN is not equal to expected');


// Let's deploy a contract that has a function that takes a u64 as input
const provider = await Provider.create(LOCAL_NETWORK_URL);

const wallet = await Wallet.fromPrivateKey(WALLET_PVT_KEY, provider);

const deployedContract = await new EchoValuesFactory(wallet).deploy();
const { contract } = await deployedContract.waitForResult();

const MAX_U64 = bn('18446744073709551615');

const { waitForResult } = await contract.functions.echo_u64(MAX_U64).call();
const { value } = await waitForResult();

console.assert(value.toString() === MAX_U64.toString(), 'BN is not equal to expected');

const myBigNumberThree = '1';

const resultThree = bn.parseUnits('0.000000001').toString();
console.assert(resultThree === myBigNumberThree, 'BN is not equal to expected');


const myBigNumberFour = '100100000000000';
const resultFour = bn.parseUnits('100100').toString();
console.assert(resultFour === myBigNumberFour, 'BN is not equal to expected');


const myBigNumberFive = '100100000200001';

const resultFive = bn.parseUnits('100,100.000200001').toString();
console.assert(resultFive === myBigNumberFive, 'BN is not equal to expected');


const myBigNumberSix = '1000000000';

const resultSix = bn.parseUnits('1', DECIMAL_GWEI).toString();
console.assert(resultSix === myBigNumberSix, 'BN is not equal to expected');

const myBigNumberSeven = '1.000';
const oneGwei = bn('1000000000');

const resultSeven = oneGwei.format();
console.assert(resultSeven === myBigNumberSeven, 'BN is not equal to expected');

const myBigNumberEight = '2.000';

const twoGwei = bn('2000000000');

const resultEight = twoGwei.format({ units: DECIMAL_GWEI });
console.assert(resultEight === myBigNumberEight, 'BN is not equal to expected');

const oneDecimalGwei = '1.0';

const formattedGwei = oneGwei.format({ precision: 1 });
console.assert(formattedGwei === oneDecimalGwei, 'BN is not equal to expected');

const myFormattedGwei = '1.000000000';

const formattedUnitsGwei = oneGwei.formatUnits();
console.assert(formattedUnitsGwei === myFormattedGwei, 'BN is not equal to expected');

const myFormattedKwei = '1.000000000000000';

const oneKwei = bn('1000000000000000');

const formattedUnitsKwei = oneKwei.formatUnits(DECIMAL_KWEI);
console.assert(formattedUnitsKwei === myFormattedKwei, 'BN is not equal to expected');
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