Class MerkleNode

The IPFS MerkleDag is the datastructure at the heart of IPFS. It is an acyclic directed graph whose edges are hashes.

Inheritance
Object
MerkleNode
Inherited Members
Namespace: Ipfs.Http
Assembly: Ipfs.Http.Client.dll
Syntax
[DataContract]
public class MerkleNode : IMerkleNode<IMerkleLink>, IDataBlock, IEquatable<MerkleNode>
Remarks

Initially an MerkleNode is just constructed with its Cid.

Constructors

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MerkleNode(Cid, String)

Creates a new instance of the MerkleNode with the specified Cid and optional Name.

Declaration
public MerkleNode(Cid id, string name = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Cid id

The Cid of the node.
String name

A name for the node.
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MerkleNode(IMerkleLink)

Creates a new instance of the MerkleNode from the IMerkleLink.

Declaration
public MerkleNode(IMerkleLink link)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IMerkleLink link

The link to a node.
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MerkleNode(String, String)

Creates a new instance of the MerkleNode with the specified Id and optional Name.

Declaration
public MerkleNode(string path, string name = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String path

The string representation of a Cid of the node or "/ipfs/cid".
String name

A name for the node.

Properties

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BlockSize

Size of the raw, encoded node.

Declaration
[DataMember]
public long BlockSize { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int64
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DataBytes

Declaration
[DataMember]
public byte[] DataBytes { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Byte[]
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DataStream

Declaration
public Stream DataStream { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Stream
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Id

Declaration
[DataMember]
public Cid Id { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Cid
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Declaration
[DataMember]
public IEnumerable<IMerkleLink> Links { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
IEnumerable<IMerkleLink>
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Name

The name for the node. If unknown it is "" (not null).

Declaration
[DataMember]
public string Name { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
String
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Size

Declaration
[DataMember]
public long Size { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int64
See Also

Methods

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Equals(MerkleNode)

Declaration
public bool Equals(MerkleNode that)
Parameters
Type Name Description
MerkleNode that
Returns
Type Description
Boolean
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Equals(Object)

Declaration
public override bool Equals(object obj)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Object obj
Returns
Type Description
Boolean
Overrides
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GetHashCode()

Declaration
public override int GetHashCode()
Returns
Type Description
Int32
Overrides
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ToLink(String)

Declaration
public IMerkleLink ToLink(string name = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String name
Returns
Type Description
IMerkleLink
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ToString()

Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
String
Overrides

Operators

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Equality(MerkleNode, MerkleNode)

TODO

Declaration
public static bool operator ==(MerkleNode a, MerkleNode b)
Parameters
Type Name Description
MerkleNode a
MerkleNode b
Returns
Type Description
Boolean
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Implicit(String to MerkleNode)

TODO

Declaration
public static implicit operator MerkleNode(string hash)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String hash
Returns
Type Description
MerkleNode
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Inequality(MerkleNode, MerkleNode)

TODO

Declaration
public static bool operator !=(MerkleNode a, MerkleNode b)
Parameters
Type Name Description
MerkleNode a
MerkleNode b
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

Implements