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# BrandedBytes8

> Auto-generated API documentation

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[@tevm/voltaire](../../index.mdx) / [index](../index.mdx) / BrandedBytes8

# BrandedBytes8

## Functions

### Bytes8()

> **Bytes8**(`value`): [`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/index.ts:18](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/index.ts#L18)

#### Parameters

##### value

`string` | `Uint8Array`\<`ArrayBufferLike`> | `number`\[]

#### Returns

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

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### clone()

> **clone**(`bytes`): [`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/clone.js:12](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/clone.js#L12)

Clone Bytes8

#### Parameters

##### bytes

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Bytes8 to clone

#### Returns

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Cloned Bytes8

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const copy = Bytes8.clone(bytes);
```

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### compare()

> **compare**(`a`, `b`): `-1` | `0` | `1`

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/compare.js:2](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/compare.js#L2)

#### Parameters

##### a

`Uint8Array`\<`ArrayBufferLike`>

##### b

`Uint8Array`\<`ArrayBufferLike`>

#### Returns

`-1` | `0` | `1`

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### equals()

> **equals**(`a`, `b`): `boolean`

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/equals.js:2](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/equals.js#L2)

#### Parameters

##### a

`Uint8Array`\<`ArrayBufferLike`>

##### b

`Uint8Array`\<`ArrayBufferLike`>

#### Returns

`boolean`

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### from()

> **from**(`value`): [`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/from.js:8](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/from.js#L8)

#### Parameters

##### value

`string` | `Uint8Array`\<`ArrayBufferLike`>

#### Returns

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

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### fromHex()

> **fromHex**(`hex`): [`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/fromHex.js:8](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/fromHex.js#L8)

#### Parameters

##### hex

`string`

#### Returns

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

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### size()

> **size**(`_bytes`): `8`

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/size.js:12](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/size.js#L12)

Get size of Bytes8 (always 8)

#### Parameters

##### \_bytes

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Bytes8

#### Returns

`8`

Size (always 8)

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const size = Bytes8.size(bytes); // 8
```

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### toBytes()

> **toBytes**(`bytes`): [`BytesType`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytestype)

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/toBytes.js:12](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/toBytes.js#L12)

Convert Bytes8 to generic Bytes

#### Parameters

##### bytes

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Bytes8 to convert

#### Returns

[`BytesType`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytestype)

Generic Bytes

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const genericBytes = Bytes8.toBytes(bytes);
```

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### toHex()

> **toHex**(`bytes`): [`HexType`](../../primitives/Hex.mdx#hextype)

Defined in: [src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/toHex.js:12](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/Bytes/Bytes8/toHex.js#L12)

Convert Bytes8 to hex string

#### Parameters

##### bytes

[`Bytes8Type`](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)

Bytes8 to convert

#### Returns

[`HexType`](../../primitives/Hex.mdx#hextype)

Hex string

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const hex = Bytes8.toHex(bytes);
```

## References

### Bytes8Type

Re-exports [Bytes8Type](../../primitives/Bytes.mdx#bytes8type)