Topic: tx protocol spec (Read 864 times)
Thanks!!! I was making it harder that it was....
You request a transaction by hash (using an 'inv' message).
You then get the transaction in a 'tx' message. The hash isn't sent as part of that data, because you can reconstruct it by hashing the transaction data.
You then get the transaction in a 'tx' message. The hash isn't sent as part of that data, because you can reconstruct it by hashing the transaction data.
I'm comparing the information in blockexplorer to the protocol specification on the wiki https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification.
Specifically, I'm interested in the tx message type. Block explorer shows a hash for each tx entry. This makes sense. However, I don't see a tx hash in the specs?? I'm sure I'm just missing it... Can someone point me in the right direction?
Specifically, I'm interested in the tx message type. Block explorer shows a hash for each tx entry. This makes sense. However, I don't see a tx hash in the specs?? I'm sure I'm just missing it... Can someone point me in the right direction?
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