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getPublicKey

method ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey
Jump to headingECDH.prototype.getPublicKey(
encoding?: null,
format?: ECDHKeyFormat,
): Buffer

The format argument specifies point encoding and can be 'compressed' or 'uncompressed'. If format is not specified the point will be returned in'uncompressed' format.

If encoding is specified, a string is returned; otherwise a Buffer is returned.

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optional
Jump to headingencoding: null

The encoding of the return value.

optional
Jump to headingformat: ECDHKeyFormat = 'uncompressed'

Return Type Jump to heading

Buffer

The EC Diffie-Hellman public key in the specified encoding and format.

Jump to headingECDH.prototype.getPublicKey(): string
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