TypeCasts library

The TypeCasts library provides simple and efficient functions for converting between address and bytes32 types.

This library is useful for cases where you need to work with bytes32 types in your smart contracts but still need to convert them back to address types or vice versa.

TypeCasts library

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
pragma solidity >=0.6.11;

library TypeCasts {
    // alignment preserving cast
    function addressToBytes32(address _addr) internal pure returns (bytes32) {
        return bytes32(uint256(uint160(_addr)));
    }

    // alignment preserving cast
    function bytes32ToAddress(bytes32 _buf) internal pure returns (address) {
        require(
            uint256(_buf) <= uint256(type(uint160).max),
            "TypeCasts: bytes32ToAddress overflow"
        );
        return address(uint160(uint256(_buf)));
    }
}