5 files changed, 13 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/src/base58.cpp b/src/base58.cpp
index 9b2946e7a9..715e4e7891 100644
--- a/src/base58.cpp
+++ b/src/base58.cpp
@@ -84,21 +84,21 @@ bool DecodeBase58(const char* psz, std::vector<unsigned char>& vch, int max_ret_
     return true;
 }
 
-std::string EncodeBase58(const unsigned char* pbegin, const unsigned char* pend)
+std::string EncodeBase58(Span<const unsigned char> input)
 {
     // Skip & count leading zeroes.
     int zeroes = 0;
     int length = 0;
-    while (pbegin != pend && *pbegin == 0) {
-        pbegin++;
+    while (input.size() > 0 && input[0] == 0) {
+        input = input.subspan(1);
         zeroes++;
     }
     // Allocate enough space in big-endian base58 representation.
-    int size = (pend - pbegin) * 138 / 100 + 1; // log(256) / log(58), rounded up.
+    int size = input.size() * 138 / 100 + 1; // log(256) / log(58), rounded up.
     std::vector<unsigned char> b58(size);
     // Process the bytes.
-    while (pbegin != pend) {
-        int carry = *pbegin;
+    while (input.size() > 0) {
+        int carry = input[0];
         int i = 0;
         // Apply "b58 = b58 * 256 + ch".
         for (std::vector<unsigned char>::reverse_iterator it = b58.rbegin(); (carry != 0 || i < length) && (it != b58.rend()); it++, i++) {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ std::string EncodeBase58(const unsigned char* pbegin, const unsigned char* pend)
 
         assert(carry == 0);
         length = i;
-        pbegin++;
+        input = input.subspan(1);
     }
     // Skip leading zeroes in base58 result.
     std::vector<unsigned char>::iterator it = b58.begin() + (size - length);
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ std::string EncodeBase58(const unsigned char* pbegin, const unsigned char* pend)
     return str;
 }
 
-std::string EncodeBase58(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vch)
-{
-    return EncodeBase58(vch.data(), vch.data() + vch.size());
-}
-
 bool DecodeBase58(const std::string& str, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchRet, int max_ret_len)
 {
     if (!ValidAsCString(str)) {
diff --git a/src/base58.h b/src/base58.h
index 042ad671d3..d9791d1dbe 100644
--- a/src/base58.h
+++ b/src/base58.h
@@ -15,20 +15,15 @@
 #define BITCOIN_BASE58_H
 
 #include <attributes.h>
+#include <span.h>
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 /**
- * Encode a byte sequence as a base58-encoded string.
- * pbegin and pend cannot be nullptr, unless both are.
+ * Encode a byte span as a base58-encoded string
  */
-std::string EncodeBase58(const unsigned char* pbegin, const unsigned char* pend);
-
-/**
- * Encode a byte vector as a base58-encoded string
- */
-std::string EncodeBase58(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vch);
+std::string EncodeBase58(Span<const unsigned char> input);
 
 /**
  * Decode a base58-encoded string (psz) into a byte vector (vchRet).
diff --git a/src/bench/base58.cpp b/src/bench/base58.cpp
index 00544cba31..dee3ffeb6b 100644
--- a/src/bench/base58.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/base58.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static void Base58Encode(benchmark::Bench& bench)
         }
     };
     bench.batch(buff.size()).unit("byte").run([&] {
-        EncodeBase58(buff.data(), buff.data() + buff.size());
+        EncodeBase58(buff);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 7f439fa45e..6e34aca0eb 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static std::string DummyAddress(const CChainParams &params)
     std::vector<unsigned char> sourcedata = params.Base58Prefix(CChainParams::PUBKEY_ADDRESS);
     sourcedata.insert(sourcedata.end(), dummydata, dummydata + sizeof(dummydata));
     for(int i=0; i<256; ++i) { // Try every trailing byte
-        std::string s = EncodeBase58(sourcedata.data(), sourcedata.data() + sourcedata.size());
+        std::string s = EncodeBase58(sourcedata);
         if (!IsValidDestinationString(s)) {
             return s;
         }
diff --git a/src/test/base58_tests.cpp b/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
index 57559fa687..6a636f2574 100644
--- a/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base58_EncodeBase58)
         std::vector<unsigned char> sourcedata = ParseHex(test[0].get_str());
         std::string base58string = test[1].get_str();
         BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(
-                    EncodeBase58(sourcedata.data(), sourcedata.data() + sourcedata.size()) == base58string,
+                    EncodeBase58(sourcedata) == base58string,
                     strTest);
     }
 }