How to transfer ether to wallet addresses in an array?

Question

address[] emp = [address1,address2];
amount = total/emp.length;
for(uint256 i=0;i<employees.length;i++)
{
    wallet = emp[i];
    wallet.transfer(amount);
}

So This is the error I get.

TypeError: Type address is not implicitly convertible to expected address type payable

wallet = emp[i]; ^-----^

Help would be appreciated!

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 27 '19 at 05:50

0

An address needs to be of type payable if you want to send Ethers into it.

Looking at the answer here (and its comments): Member function "transfer" not found or not visible after argument-dependent lookup in contract? you can convert a regular address into address payable through uint160:

Converting address to address payable is possible via conversion through uint160

So something like this seems to be at least compile:

address a = 0xCA35b7d915458EF540aDe6068dFe2F44E8fa733c;
uint160 b = uint160(a);
address payable c = address(b);

answered Sep 27 '19 at 05:50

Lauri Peltonen

29,391
3
20
57

1

Just change address[] emp to address payable[] emp, right? – user19510 Sep 27 '19 at 06:45
I guess that'd work, if the address1 and address2 are actually written out and not variables of type address. – Lauri Peltonen Sep 27 '19 at 07:43
No @smarx that wouldn't work I have tried it says "identifier expected but got payable" – vteja711 Sep 27 '19 at 08:36
1

The solution of converting it works perfectly – vteja711 Sep 27 '19 at 08:36
@vteja711 Not sure what went wrong, but address payable[] emp is certainly legal Solidity syntax and how you declare an array of address payables. – user19510 Sep 27 '19 at 16:40
@smarx tnanks!! I was using the wrong syntax address[] payable emp – vteja711 Sep 30 '19 at 04:31

How to transfer ether to wallet addresses in an array?

1 Answers1