Switching Networks

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Switching Networks

This page describes how you can switch networks (secret type) using the web3 provider.

As seen in the advanced example of getting started, it is possible to provide a secretType when creating the web3 Venly provider. 

When you are connected to one network and want to switch to a different network:
call changeSecretType(secretType) on the provider, this returns a new instance of the provider
Re-initialize Web3: web3 = new Web3(provider);
If necessary, recreate subscriptions
Refresh wallets using  web3.eth.getAccounts()(a user can have different wallets depending on the selected chain)
🎉 All done!
Example
Venly.changeSecretType('BSC').then(provider => {
    window.web3 = new Web3(provider);
    window.web3.eth.getChainId().then(network => {
        //returns the new chainId
    });
    window.web3.eth.getAccounts(function (err, wallets) {
        //returns new wallets for given chain, update your UI accordingly 
    });
});
SecretType
VenlySubProviderOptions
Retrieve user wallets
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