setPrivateKey <src>

Set a private key used with the TronWeb instance, used for obtaining the address, signing transactions, and getting balances.

❗️WARNING :

Do not use this with any web/user facing TronWeb instances. This will leak the private key.

Usage

TronWeb.setPrivateKey(private key);

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Data Type
private key	The private key to be set. Since 6.4.0 a leading 0x prefix is accepted and stripped before storing.	String

Returns

No return value

Example

tronWeb.setPrivateKey('AD71****7509');
tronWeb.defaultPrivateKey
'AD71****7509'
// Since 6.4.0 a leading `0x` prefix is accepted and stripped before storing
tronWeb.setPrivateKey('0xAD71****7509');
tronWeb.defaultPrivateKey
'AD71****7509'