> Hey everybody, > > here's another question that I have: > > I'd like a small bit of clarification about the gettx / getrawtransaction > (decoded) api call. I understand that I can find the address that a > transaction output is directed at / available to for future use sits in > the > vout array in the scriptPubKey.addresses array. I'm a little uncertain as > to why that piece of information would be typed as an array when all it > ever seems to contain is one (not more, not less) address(es). > > Are there any cases of transactions right now that don't contain exactly 1 > item in that array, i.e. more or less than a single address (per single > vout element, not per tx)? Or is the thinking behind this array to somehow > make the data structure more extensible for potential future use? But then > I can't think of any use cases where it appears to make any sense to put > more than 1 address there...
This might be such a use case, just maybe --> https://coinb.in/multisig Also I recommend checking out http://abis.io These may be things you are thinking about in the context of this. > Or am I even asking the wrong questions? For spending those coins, i.e. > using them in a future transaction it's all about owning the > public/private > key that is contained in the vout script, right? So the address doesn't > really matter and it could be 2 or more (or none at all?) addresses in > there, and what matters is just that the next guy has the key to spending > those coins... ? > > Once again I'm coming to these questions from a project where I'm trying > to > calculate unspent outputs and from that balances for all accounts and I'm > not sure yet what other special cases there might be in the blockchain > that > I need to be aware of and handle properly in order to (re-)produce > accurate > data! > > Thanks for your help, much appreciated! > - Denis > > "Be the change you want to see in the world." (Mahatma Gandhi) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk_______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
