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# primitives/BaseFeePerGas

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# primitives/BaseFeePerGas

## Type Aliases

### BaseFeePerGasType

> **BaseFeePerGasType** = `bigint` & `object`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/BaseFeePerGasType.ts:10](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/BaseFeePerGasType.ts#L10)

Branded BaseFeePerGas type - EIP-1559 base fee per gas
Represents the minimum gas price required for transaction inclusion
Base fee is burned and adjusts dynamically based on block fullness

#### Type Declaration

##### \[brand]

> `readonly` **\[brand]**: `"BaseFeePerGas"`

#### See

[https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1559](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1559)

## Variables

### BaseFeePerGas

> `const` **BaseFeePerGas**: `object`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts:53](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts#L53)

#### Type Declaration

##### compare()

> **compare**: (`baseFee1`, `baseFee2`) => `number`

###### Parameters

###### baseFee1

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### baseFee2

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

`number`

##### equals()

> **equals**: (`baseFee1`, `baseFee2`) => `boolean`

###### Parameters

###### baseFee1

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### baseFee2

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

`boolean`

##### from()

> **from**: (`value`) => [`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Create BaseFeePerGas from bigint, number, or hex string

###### Parameters

###### value

Base fee in Wei

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Branded base fee

###### Throws

If value is negative or invalid format

###### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n); // 25 Gwei
const baseFee2 = BaseFeePerGas.from("0x5d21dba00");
```

##### fromGwei()

> **fromGwei**: (`gwei`) => [`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Create BaseFeePerGas from Gwei value

###### Parameters

###### gwei

Value in Gwei

`number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Base fee in Wei

###### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.fromGwei(25n); // 25 Gwei = 25000000000 Wei
```

##### fromWei()

> **fromWei**: (`wei`) => [`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Create BaseFeePerGas from Wei value (alias for from)

###### Parameters

###### wei

Value in Wei

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Base fee

###### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.fromWei(25000000000n);
```

##### toBigInt()

> **toBigInt**: (`baseFee`) => `bigint`

###### Parameters

###### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

`bigint`

##### toGwei()

> **toGwei**: (`baseFee`) => `bigint`

###### Parameters

###### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

`bigint`

##### toNumber()

> **toNumber**: (`baseFee`) => `number`

###### Parameters

###### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

`number`

##### toWei()

> **toWei**: (`baseFee`) => `bigint`

###### Parameters

###### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

###### Returns

`bigint`

## Functions

### \_compare()

> **\_compare**(`this`, `other`): `number`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/compare.js:15](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/compare.js#L15)

Compare two BaseFeePerGas values

#### Parameters

##### this

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

##### other

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Value to compare

#### Returns

`number`

-1 if this \< other, 0 if equal, 1 if this > other

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const fee1 = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n);
const fee2 = BaseFeePerGas.from(30000000000n);
BaseFeePerGas.compare(fee1, fee2); // -1
```

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### \_equals()

> **\_equals**(`this`, `other`): `boolean`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/equals.js:15](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/equals.js#L15)

Check if two BaseFeePerGas values are equal

#### Parameters

##### this

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

##### other

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Value to compare

#### Returns

`boolean`

True if equal

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const fee1 = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n);
const fee2 = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n);
BaseFeePerGas.equals(fee1, fee2); // true
```

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### \_toBigInt()

> **\_toBigInt**(`this`): `bigint`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toBigInt.js:13](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toBigInt.js#L13)

Convert BaseFeePerGas to bigint (identity function)

#### Parameters

##### this

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

#### Returns

`bigint`

Value as bigint

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n);
BaseFeePerGas.toBigInt(baseFee); // 25000000000n
```

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### \_toGwei()

> **\_toGwei**(`this`): `bigint`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toGwei.js:13](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toGwei.js#L13)

Convert BaseFeePerGas to Gwei

#### Parameters

##### this

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

#### Returns

`bigint`

Value in Gwei

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n);
BaseFeePerGas.toGwei(baseFee); // 25n Gwei
```

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### \_toNumber()

> **\_toNumber**(`this`): `number`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toNumber.js:14](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toNumber.js#L14)

Convert BaseFeePerGas to number
WARNING: May lose precision for large values

#### Parameters

##### this

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

#### Returns

`number`

Value as number

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n);
BaseFeePerGas.toNumber(baseFee); // 25000000000
```

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### \_toWei()

> **\_toWei**(`this`): `bigint`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toWei.js:13](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/toWei.js#L13)

Convert BaseFeePerGas to Wei (identity function)

#### Parameters

##### this

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

#### Returns

`bigint`

Value in Wei

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n);
BaseFeePerGas.toWei(baseFee); // 25000000000n Wei
```

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### compare()

> **compare**(`baseFee1`, `baseFee2`): `number`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts:42](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts#L42)

#### Parameters

##### baseFee1

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

##### baseFee2

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

`number`

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### equals()

> **equals**(`baseFee1`, `baseFee2`): `boolean`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts:35](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts#L35)

#### Parameters

##### baseFee1

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

##### baseFee2

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

`boolean`

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### from()

> **from**(`value`): [`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/from.js:16](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/from.js#L16)

Create BaseFeePerGas from bigint, number, or hex string

#### Parameters

##### value

Base fee in Wei

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Branded base fee

#### Throws

If value is negative or invalid format

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.from(25000000000n); // 25 Gwei
const baseFee2 = BaseFeePerGas.from("0x5d21dba00");
```

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### fromGwei()

> **fromGwei**(`gwei`): [`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

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

Create BaseFeePerGas from Gwei value

#### Parameters

##### gwei

Value in Gwei

`number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Base fee in Wei

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.fromGwei(25n); // 25 Gwei = 25000000000 Wei
```

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### fromWei()

> **fromWei**(`wei`): [`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

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

Create BaseFeePerGas from Wei value (alias for from)

#### Parameters

##### wei

Value in Wei

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

[`BaseFeePerGasType`](#basefeepergastype)

Base fee

#### Example

```typescript theme={null}
const baseFee = BaseFeePerGas.fromWei(25000000000n);
```

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### toBigInt()

> **toBigInt**(`baseFee`): `bigint`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts:31](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts#L31)

#### Parameters

##### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

`bigint`

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### toGwei()

> **toGwei**(`baseFee`): `bigint`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts:19](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts#L19)

#### Parameters

##### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

`bigint`

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### toNumber()

> **toNumber**(`baseFee`): `number`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts:27](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts#L27)

#### Parameters

##### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

`number`

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### toWei()

> **toWei**(`baseFee`): `bigint`

Defined in: [src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts:23](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/blob/bd6ec34405c15ad8cd51d11579d495dc53813482/src/primitives/BaseFeePerGas/index.ts#L23)

#### Parameters

##### baseFee

`string` | `number` | `bigint`

#### Returns

`bigint`