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Basic Transactions

As of writing, there are 4 main types of transactions:

In this section, we will explore the following:

Send ADA to Addresses​

You can chain tx.sendLovelace() to send to multiple recipients. For example:

import { Transaction } from "@meshsdk/core";

const tx = new Transaction({ initiator: wallet })
  .sendLovelace(
    "addr_test1vpvx0sacufuypa2k4sngk7q40zc5c4npl337uusdh64kv0c7e4cxr",
    "1000000"
  )
  .sendLovelace("ANOTHER ADDRESS HERE", "1500000");

const unsignedTx = await tx.build();
const signedTx = await wallet.signTx(unsignedTx);
const txHash = await wallet.submitTx(signedTx);

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Send Multiple Assets to Addresses​

We can chain a series of tx.sendAssets() and tx.sendLovelace() to send multiple assets to multiple recipients. For example:

import { Transaction, Asset } from "@meshsdk/core";

const tx = new Transaction({ initiator: wallet })
  .sendLovelace(
    "addr_test1vpvx0sacufuypa2k4sngk7q40zc5c4npl337uusdh64kv0c7e4cxr",
    "1000000"
  )
  .sendAssets(
    "addr_test1vpvx0sacufuypa2k4sngk7q40zc5c4npl337uusdh64kv0c7e4cxr",
    [
      {
        unit: "64af286e2ad0df4de2e7de15f8ff5b3d27faecf4ab2757056d860a424d657368546f6b656e",
        quantity: "1",
      },
    ]
  )
  .sendLovelace("ANOTHER ADDRESS HERE", "1500000");

const unsignedTx = await tx.build();
const signedTx = await wallet.signTx(unsignedTx);
const txHash = await wallet.submitTx(signedTx);

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Send Assets to Handler​

We can get the ADA Handle's address with any blockchain providers and calling the fetchHandleAddress() function.

For instance, lets send some lovelace to $jingles:

import { KoiosProvider, Transaction } from "@meshsdk/core";

const koios = new KoiosProvider("api");

const tx = new Transaction({ initiator: wallet })
  .sendLovelace(
    await koios.fetchHandleAddress("jingles"),
    "1000000"
  );

const unsignedTx = await tx.build();
const signedTx = await wallet.signTx(unsignedTx);
const txHash = await wallet.submitTx(signedTx);

Send tokens and stable coins to addresses​

Like sendLovelace(), we can chain sendToken() along side tx.sendLovelace() to send multiple assets to multiple recipients.

For instance, lets send some DJED to ADA to jingles:

import { Transaction } from '@meshsdk/core';

const koios = new KoiosProvider("api");
const address = await koios.fetchHandleAddress("jingles");

const tx = new Transaction({ initiator: wallet })
  .sendToken(
    address,
    'DJED', 
    '1000000'
  )
  .sendLovelace(
    address,
    "1000000"
  );

const unsignedTx = await tx.build();
const signedTx = await wallet.signTx(unsignedTx);
const txHash = await wallet.submitTx(signedTx);

Check out the Mesh Playground for live demo and full explanation.