# Function ethcore::snapshot::take_snapshot [−] [src]

    pub fn take_snapshot<W: SnapshotWriter + Send>(chain: &BlockChain,
                                                   block_at: H256,
                                                   state_db: &HashDB,
                                                   writer: W,
                                                   p: &Progress)
                                                   -> Result<(), Error>

Take a snapshot using the given blockchain, starting block hash, and database, writing into the given writer.

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