# VirtualAddress.parse

Parses a TIP-1022 virtual address into its `masterId` and `userTag` parts.

[TIP-1022](https://docs.tempo.xyz/protocol/tips/tip-1022)

## Imports

:::code-group
```ts [Named]
import { VirtualAddress } from 'ox/tempo'
```

```ts [Entrypoint]
import * as VirtualAddress from 'ox/tempo/VirtualAddress'
```
:::

## Examples

```ts twoslash
import { VirtualAddress } from 'ox/tempo'

const parsed = VirtualAddress.parse(
  '0x58e21090fdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfd010203040506'
)

parsed
// @log: { masterId: '0x58e21090', userTag: '0x010203040506' }
```

## Definition

```ts
function parse(
  address: string,
): parse.ReturnType
```

**Source:** [src/tempo/VirtualAddress.ts](https://github.com/wevm/ox/blob/main/src/tempo/VirtualAddress.ts#L207)

## Parameters

### address

* **Type:** `string`

The virtual address to parse.

## Return Type

The decoded virtual address components.

`parse.ReturnType`