MetaMask shows "UNKNOWN FUNCTION" when calling method send function

Question

I'm trying to configure communication between a web front end and a deployed Ethereum contract (on Rinkeby). I'm trying to call a simple method that updates a value, which looks something like this:

uint public value;

function someFunction(uint newValue) public {
    value = newValue;
}

And I'm calling the function like this from the client:

myContract.methods.someFunction(newValue).send({
    from: myAccount,
});

When MetaMask pops up, it says "UNKNOWN FUNCTION" above the value to be sent to the client (it's also doing this when I try to call methods that actually require ether value). Is there any way to address the issue? It seems that this would probably be distressing for users if actual ether were involved.

Answer 1

To have MetaMask recognise the signature of your function, you need to register is at:
https://etherscan.io/address/0x44691B39d1a75dC4E0A0346CBB15E310e6ED1E86#writeContract

This is where MetaMask pulls data to determine the function corresponding to a function hash.

i.e. in your example, call the register function of the above contract, passing in:
someFunction(uint256)