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Transfer ENTIRE balance from one Ethereum account to another
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/** | |
* Transfer the ENTIRE BALANCE from one account to another. | |
* | |
* Before you call this, you must unlock your account: | |
* personal.unlockAccount(from) | |
* | |
* @see https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/1637 | |
* @see https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/2173 | |
*/ | |
function transferEntireBalance(from, to) { | |
var gas = new BigNumber(21000); | |
var price = web3.eth.gasPrice; // current average price; or set your own | |
var balance = eth.getBalance(from); | |
var value = balance.minus(gas.times(price)); | |
if (value.greaterThan(0)) { | |
var txn = eth.sendTransaction({from: from, to: to, gasPrice: price, gas: gas, value: value}); | |
console.log(" Transfer", from, "to", to, ":", txn); | |
return txn; | |
} | |
console.log(" Transfer "+ from +" to "+ to +": (No funds available)"); | |
return null; | |
} |
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doesnt work on arbitrum 👎