Questions tagged [assembly]
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test return value of transaction
contractA
function test() internal {
stateVariable = 20;
uint num = 20;
assembly {
mstore(0x00, num)
return(0x00, 0x20)
}
}
How do I test the return ? I am using hardhat , but i don'...
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Can abi.encodeWithSignature be optimized by pre-compute?
I have a proxy implementation with method exchange and delegator with method exchange2 with the following code:
function exchange2(int128 i, int128 j, uint256 dx, uint256 min_dy) public {
(...
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What programming languages was Uniswap's open-source code written in?
Uniswap is a decentralized exchange that is actually a decentralized app where people can trade ERC-20 tokens without a middleman.
Uniswap's code is open-source:
https://github.com/Uniswap
Was the ...
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how to access the element of struct in array and mapping using assembly?
how to access the element of struct in array and mapping using assembly?
my code case:
contract Test {
struct User {
address addr;
uint256 tokenAmount;
}
mapping (uint256 =...
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staticcall - what does this code do?
I'm lost, does anyone understand this code?
assembly {
success := staticcall(sub(gas(), 2000), 7, input, 0x80, r, 0x60)
// Use "invalid" to make gas ...
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How much C++ is needed to write smart contracts?
Solidity seems to be written in C++ so does that mean that smart contracts require some level of C++ programming skills to get by? How much background knowledge is required for writing a simple one or ...
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Instantiating a smart contract in Uniswap using assembly and create2
I am studying Uniswap source code and there is something I do not understand in this file:
https://github.com/Uniswap/uniswap-v2-core/blob/master/contracts/UniswapV2Factory.sol:
This factory can ...
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Why chainid is done in assembly in UniswapV2ERC20
I am studying uniswap solidity source code and there is something i do not understand in UniswapV2ERC20 constructor:
uint chainId;
assembly {
chainId := chainid
}
(pasted from https://github.com/...
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How do I get solcjs to compile yul
I want to write a smart contract using pure Yul but I have no idea how I'm meant to configure / run solcjs to compile my yul code down to bytecode. Any pointers would be much appreciated.
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Encode data into a single bytes variable using assembly
I'm currently testing a few things using the Solidity assembly. Basically, what I want to do is
Pack several variables of different type together into one bytes array i.e. similar to what abi....
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How to pass a non-deployed Smart Contract to a deployed contract and call a function on it?
I'm currently trying to pass a Smart Contract (which is NOT deployed) in byte code format as an argument to another Smart Contract (which is deployed).
From within the deployed contract I want to run ...
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Is it possible to access struct field from in-line assembly (Yul) when using ABIEncoderV2?
Is it possible to access struct field from Yul? Ideally it could look like this:
pragma solidity ^0.7.0;
pragma experimental ABIEncoderV2;
contract Sample {
struct S {
uint256 n;
...
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Parameters for delegatecall in inline assembly
I am trying to perform a delegate call from inline-assembly and I am unable to wrap my head around how to access the memory variables assigned outside the assembly block.
function() external payable {
...
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How to deploy a compiled stateless contract and which doesn t have creation code/transaction?
I got a deployed contract bytecode from an internal project which I d like to publish on the mainnet.
The problem is it s just the bytecode without the creation code.
Is there a simpler way to deploy ...
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Copy and deploy a smart contract from opcodes without source code
I extracted opcodes from an already existing and deployed smart contract and I would like to know if it is possible to deploy an exact copy of this contract from its opcodes?
My extracted opcodes ...
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Unable to reference local variable in-line assembly
I am unable to compile a contract that references a local variable in in-line assembly.
Here is the code:
pragma solidity ^0.5.0;
/**
* @dev Contract module that helps prevent reentrant calls to a ...
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Most gas efficient way to check if byte array contains zeroes?
I have a contract that I pass data packed into an array of uint256 (as it's apparently cheaper to use uint256 over bytes32) and each byte in the uint256 contains positions referencing another array of ...
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how do i pass by reference?
I have a couple of questions.
First:
So, In a function, i created memory array. I want to pass this memory by reference to another function..
function test2() public returns(uint a) {
uint[2] ...
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copy array from storage to memory
uint[2] testStorage;
function assemblyStorage() public returns (uint a, uint b){
testStorage[0] = 5;
testStorage[1] = 10;
uint[2] memory testMemory = testStorage;
...
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why does this contract ask to increase gas limit?
string test;
function assemblyStorage() public payable returns (string memory a){
test = "good";
assembly {
a:=sload(0)
}
}
I am trying to return the string ...
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why do i have to specify memory in arguments?
My function body looks like this:
function element(uint a, uint b, uint[2] memory c) public returns(uint e, uint f, uint g, uint k) {
I am wondering why do I put memory keyword before c ? I know that ...
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why mload(0) returns wrong number?
int x; // Storage slot #0
mapping (uint => uint) y; // Storage slot #1
uint [] z; // Storage slot #2
function element() public returns (uint a, uint b, uint c) {
z.push(45);...
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how do storage and memory variable work?
So, in an ordinary programming language, we have stack and heap.
Reference types such as array gets stored in heap. and the variable which holds the address(pointer) of this array is stored in stack..
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where does function variables get created?
function element() public returns (uint) {
uint test = 20;
return test;
}
Where would test variable be created ? in memory or stack ?
The funny thing is from testing assembly, I can see that it'...
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sload. assembly with struct - not working in solidity
struct S {
uint128 a;
uint128 b;
}
S test1;
function assemblyStorage() public returns (uint a, uint b, uint c, uint d, uint f, uint g){
test1 = S(5,10);
assembly {
a:=sload(0)
}
}
...
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Trying to understand the ethereum stack
I've been trying to understand the limits of the stack and how it works. It seems like the "Stack too deep" error only happens if there is an assembly block in the function. Without an ...
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Solidity 0.6.x - when is it mandatory to use assembly (with examples)?
Solidity's development is very active and, if compared to several other codes, stable releases are updated quite frequently. Which cases need assembly as mandatory feature for Solidity release 0.6.x? ...
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Can I put the inline assembly code as function argument string?
Assume there is an example as below:
pragma solidity >=0.4.11 <0.6.0;
contract C {
uint b;
function f(uint x) public view returns (uint r) {
assembly {
r := mul(x, ...
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Conditional in assembly
I am trying to use a conditional (like an if statement) in assembly. The only assembly reference site I have ever been able to find says the opcode JUMPI is the way to do this.
Using solc 0.7.0, the ...
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How to get data location for string > 31 length
The documentation says:
bytes and string are encoded identically. For byte arrays that store
data which is 32 or more bytes long, the main slot stores length * 2 +
1 and the data is stored as usual ...
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In assembly… can't get delegatecall to work
Delegatecall can be used in either solidity or assembly.
In solidity, I can get it working with the following code:
bytes memory payload = abi.encodeWithSignature ("get_value(uint16,uint16)",...
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How do i retrieve Eth from a contact that i created?
New to blockchain.. havent a clue.. I managed to create a new contract with Eth. I moved money from MyEtherum Wallet to Metamask and into a contract, somehow? I have no coding experience but need ...
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Parameters on evm opcode create
Why the usual way to create a contract with evm opcodes use add and mload, for example:
bytes memory bytecode = hex"600580600c6000396000b800602a600052b8";
...
assembly {
_address := ...
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Get return value of a low level call
I'd like to get the return value of a low level call.
(bool success, ) = address(0x1234...7890).call{value:0}(callData);
This post discusses a solution that sounds like it should work, but it doesn'...
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How to call sha256 in assembly
I wanna compute sha256 in Solidity Assembly for hash of getting bytes slice.
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Why does Gnosis' MultiSig passes less gas than available in external_call?
Gnosis' MultiSig Wallet substract a fixed amount of gas (34710) when calling an external address.
function external_call(address destination, uint value, uint dataLength, bytes data) internal returns ...
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Calling another contract's state-changing function as view function
In Web3 we can do TestContract.methods.myMethod(myParam).call() to call a state changing function without executing it. But I am wondering if this is possible in Solidity or inline-assembly? So in ...
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Write uints as bytes to create one larger bytes
I would like to take three uints and essentially concatenate them together as one bytes variable. What's the simplest way I can do that? I've seen many posts about people writing full-blown code to ...
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Factory contract to clone existing contracts
I am researching about Factory contract to clone existing contracts, First is the implementation present at https://github.com/optionality/clone-factory/blob/master/contracts/CloneFactory.sol. I don't ...
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How to get access to the storage mapping through the solidity assembler?
referencing the question How to get access to the storage array through the solidity assembler? I have been trying to figure out how to access the mapping (or variable y from the question). The ...
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is there any advantage of using inline assembly call over address.call?
Is there any advantage of using inline assembly call over address.call?
For example
// address addr
// uint value
// bytes memory data
// using inline assembly
assembly {
call(gas, addr, value,...
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Using assembly to create a fallback function with a return value?
Is it possible to use Solidity assembly to create a fallback function that makes a DELEGATECALL to another contract, and then uses assembly to correctly store the return value of the DELEGATECALL in ...
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why does keccak256 in assembly require 2 arguments?
Why does keccak256() in assembly require 2 arguments? What is the second argument?
assembly {
let foo := keccak256(4)
}
returns error
Function expects 2 arguments but got 1.
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get length of nested array in assembly
How to get length of foo[1] in example below in assembly?
uint[][] foo; // foo.length = 2, foo[1].length = 3
function getLength() returns (uint len) {
assembly {
len := sload(foo) // ...
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Listen to a solidity event from a smart contract function [duplicate]
I have the following event:
event WaitingPlayer2(address indexed player2);
Which I call through:
function partecipateAsPlayer2(address player2) public{
emit WaitingPlayer2(player2);
}
Is ...
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Clone factory and constructor arguments
In my project I'm using a Clone Factory:
https://github.com/optionality/clone-factory/tree/master/contracts
function createClone(address target) external returns (address result) {
bytes20 ...
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Passing constructor arguments to the CREATE assembly instruction in solidity
I have a contract which deploys other contracts by bytecode:
contract DeployContract {
function deploy(bytes calldata _bytecode) external returns(address addr) {
bytes memory bytecode = ...
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In solc 0.4.x assembly, how can I check if a non-constant function returns 'bool' or nothing?
I know how to do it for a constant function, for example:
pragma solidity 0.4.25;
contract Callee0 {function func() external pure returns (bool) {return false;}}
contract Callee1 {function func() ...
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Modifying simple function with inline assembly
I'm trying to write a super simple contract that's gas efficient utilizing inline assembly in solidity. All this function needs to do is create a child smart contract with one function, self destruct....
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Accessing struct fields from assembly block
Say we have the following structure:
struct MyStruct {
uint256 x;
uint256 y;
}
and that it is passed as an argument to some function. Inside that function, we have assembly block from where we ...
