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Now I'm trying to delelop my first Dapp (using Metamask plugin). everything is going to be all right, but I can't get one thing: Is it possible to receive return from function, using Web3 (not JS VM!)

For example, I have a simple contract like this:

pragma solidity ^0.4.0;

contract test {
    int32 data = 123;

    function getData() returns (int32) {
        return data;
    }
}

When I'm calling getData() with JS virtual machine, it works fine:

remix

But with selected Inject web3 (Metamask) it returns information about new transaction, instead of 123

remix_web3

I also can't receive any data from the JS console (Metamask):

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    The last example in the JS console looks like it should work. Maybe this question needs to focus on that part.
    – eth
    Apr 5, 2017 at 23:43
  • @eth Yep, it works fine, but I get txn hash instead of 123, as expected Apr 5, 2017 at 23:47
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    Sorry, I misread the console output as error being undefined and data as null. The txn hash is returned because a transaction was issued by web3 instead of a "call" (hope you saw the question that asks about the difference).
    – eth
    Apr 6, 2017 at 4:28

2 Answers 2

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For the question, the simplest is to make getData constant as:

function getData() constant returns (int32)

Another option is to use an event: How to get return values when function with argument is called?

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  • Adding constant modifier solved all, thanks a lot! Apr 6, 2017 at 1:08
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Did you try using the call function asynchronously:

contract.getData.call().then(function(result) {
  console.log(result);
});
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  • I've had pretty good success using Promise.promisifyAll (after contract instantiation) so you can use actual return values (Promises) instead of callbacks, if return values are important to you.
    – Paul S
    Apr 6, 2017 at 7:30

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