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useSignTransaction

Hook to sign a Solana transaction using the connected wallet from Web3Auth.

Import

import { useSignTransaction } from "@web3auth/modal/react/solana";

Usage

import { useSignTransaction } from "@web3auth/modal/react/solana";
import { Transaction } from "@solana/web3.js";

function SignTransactionButton({ transaction }: { transaction: Transaction }) {
const { signTransaction, loading, error, data } = useSignTransaction();

const handleSign = async () => {
try {
const signedTx = await signTransaction(transaction);
// Do something with signedTx
} catch (e) {
// Handle error
}
};

return (
<div>
<button onClick={handleSign} disabled={loading}>
{loading ? "Signing..." : "Sign Transaction"}
</button>
{error && <div>Error: {error.message}</div>}
{data && <div>Signed Transaction: {data}</div>}
</div>
);
}

Return Type

export type IUseSignTransaction = {
loading: boolean;
error: Web3AuthError | null;
data: string | null;
signTransaction: (transaction: TransactionOrVersionedTransaction) => Promise<string>;
};

loading

boolean

Indicates if the transaction signing is in progress.

error

Web3AuthError | null

Error object if signing fails, otherwise null.

data

string | null

The signed transaction as a string, or null if not signed yet.

signTransaction

(transaction: TransactionOrVersionedTransaction) => Promise<string>

Function to sign a Solana transaction. Returns the signed transaction as a string.

Examples

signTransaction.tsx
import { FormEvent } from "react";
import { useSolanaWallet, useSignTransaction } from "@web3auth/modal/react/solana";
import { LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, PublicKey, SystemProgram, Transaction } from "@solana/web3.js";

export function SignTransaction() {
const {
data: signedTransaction,
error,
loading: isPending,
signTransaction,
} = useSignTransaction();
const { accounts, connection } = useSolanaWallet();

async function submit(e: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
e.preventDefault();
const formData = new FormData(e.target as HTMLFormElement);
const to = formData.get("address") as string;
const value = formData.get("value") as string;

const block = await connection!.getLatestBlockhash();
const TransactionInstruction = SystemProgram.transfer({
fromPubkey: new PublicKey(accounts![0]),
toPubkey: new PublicKey(to),
lamports: Number(value) * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,
});

const transaction = new Transaction({
blockhash: block.blockhash,
lastValidBlockHeight: block.lastValidBlockHeight,
feePayer: new PublicKey(accounts![0]),
}).add(TransactionInstruction);

signTransaction(transaction);
}

return (
<div>
<h2>Sign Transaction</h2>
<form onSubmit={submit}>
<input name="address" placeholder="Address" required />
<input name="value" placeholder="Amount (SOL)" type="number" step="0.01" required />
<button disabled={isPending} type="submit">
{isPending ? "Signing..." : "Sign"}
</button>
</form>
{signedTransaction && <div>Signed Trasaction: {signedTransaction}</div>}
{error && <div>Error: {error.message}</div>}
</div>
);
}