can i use one Mnemonic Code to create both(TestNet and MainNet) wallets

Question

currently i am using bitcoinj library to create wallet for both Main-net and Test-net using Mnemonic code(Mnemonic Code is different for both), my question is can i create both Wallets(Test-net and Main-net) using one Mnemonic Code, if yes, then how?

Answer 1

Yes. You can create Mainnet and Testnet wallets using one Mnemonic Code.
Here is an example to switch networks.

> java HelloWorld testnet
> mrbZfHK4MuJYEH98w7gENLsrfnY1e4Lq8B

> java HelloWorld mainnet
> 1C5cNEE5YssHTAfXDYhrYRfXonwJe2u1Wf

.

public class HelloWorld {

    public static void main(String[] args){

        String seedCode = "yard impulse luxury drive today throw farm pepper survey wreck glass federal";
        long creationtime = 1409478661L;
        DeterministicSeed seed = null;
        try {
            seed = new DeterministicSeed(seedCode,null,"",creationtime);
        } catch (UnreadableWalletException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        NetworkParameters params;
        if (args[0].equals("testnet")) {
            params = TestNet3Params.get();
        } else {
            params = MainNetParams.get();
        }
        Wallet wallet = Wallet.fromSeed(params, seed);
        Address address = wallet.currentReceiveAddress();
        System.out.println(address);

    }
}