org.bitcoinj.wallet

Interface CoinSelector

All Known Implementing Classes:

AllowUnconfirmedCoinSelector, DefaultCoinSelector, FilteringCoinSelector, KeyTimeCoinSelector

public interface CoinSelector

A CoinSelector is responsible for picking some outputs to spend, from the list of all possible outputs. It allows you to customize the policies for creation of transactions to suit your needs. The select operation may return a CoinSelection that has a valueGathered lower than the requested target, if there's not enough money in the wallet.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CoinSelection	select(Coin target, List<TransactionOutput> candidates) Creates a CoinSelection that tries to meet the target amount of value.

Method Detail

select

CoinSelection select(Coin target,
                     List<TransactionOutput> candidates)

Creates a CoinSelection that tries to meet the target amount of value. The candidates list is given to this call and can be edited freely. See the docs for CoinSelection to learn more, or look a the implementation of DefaultCoinSelector.