tx.txbuilder.locklovelace

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TxBuilder.lockLovelace() method

Locks a specified amount of lovelace to a script. The difference between 'pay' and 'lock' is that you pay to a public key/user, and you lock at a script. This method ensures that the address is valid and the lovelace is locked to the script.

Signature:

lockLovelace(address: Address, lovelace: bigint, datum: Datum, scriptReference?: Script): TxBuilder;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
address	Address	The address to lock the lovelace to.
lovelace	bigint	The amount of lovelace to lock.
datum	Datum	The datum to be associated with the locked lovelace.
scriptReference	Script	(Optional) The reference to the script to lock the lovelace to.

Returns:

TxBuilder

{TxBuilder} The same transaction builder