getChainId() function

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Extracts the chain ID from a supporting legacy representations as well.

Signature:

export declare function getChainId(verificationMethod: _NormalizedVerificationMethod): number

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
verificationMethod	_NormalizedVerificationMethod	the VerificationMethod object (from a DID document)

Returns:

number

a chain ID number or undefined if none could be extracted.

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