Questions tagged [keyword]
Keywords are special words used as identifiers by a language. They are reserved words accepted by a compiler or interpreter, and thus should not (or cannot) be used as a variable or function name.
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Are immutable variables part of the contract storage?
Suppose that you define an immutable variable like this:
contract Contract {
uint256 public immutable foo;
uint256 public bar;
constructor() {
foo = 50;
}
Will bar be the ...
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Why my manually generated mnemonic seed phrase is not recognised by metamask or trust wallet
I created a random entropy using this code
func randomNumGenerator() []byte {
n := 16
randomByte := make([]byte, n)
_, err := rand.Read(randomByte)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
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Mapping function returning value
Below is the code which I saw on Solidity official site
pragma solidity >=0.4.0 <0.9.0;
contract MappingExample {
mapping(address => uint) public balances;
function update(uint ...
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Internal function use cases
What is the main purpose / family of use-cases for the existence of internal functions in solidity?
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What the this keyword means?
im doing the ethernaut course. what does this mean ? I know what for exemple address(this)means, it s the address of the smart contract but like what does it means when the this is alone like this?
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How to send Ethereum to smart contract address without using keyword "payable"?
I have tried to send Ethereum from my wallet to the smart contract address by using the below code:
pragma solidity >=0.6.10;
contract NoUsePayable {
function getBalance() public view returns (...
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What is the difference between the abstract and virtual keywords in Solidity?
Solidity has the keywords abstract and virtual. What is the difference?
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How to set time based function in solidity? [duplicate]
I want to run a function after every 365 days in Solidity. I have tried to use the now keyword, but it is not working (I tried in Remix).
How can I get the time?
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Is there an "in" keyword in Solidity similar to Python? [duplicate]
I understand that "in" is a reserved keyword in the Solidity language (for now) but can it be used like the "in" keyword is used in the Python language? That is can it be used to find a specific value ...
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Why does Solidity not use the years keyword?
Solidity has keywords like seconds, minutes, hours, days and weeks that are used to specify units of time.
Why do they not have years?
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What is the difference between the constant and immutable keywords in Solidity?
What is the difference between the constant and immutable keywords in Solidity and how do I use them?
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What is the immutable keyword in Solidity?
What is the immutable keyword in Solidity and how do I use it?
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What is the receive keyword in solidity?
Solidity has a receive keyword. What is it and how do I use it?
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How keccak hashing and for loop happening in pure function?
I put a keccak hashing inside pure function, it works and return me the result.It also works in a for loop. I studied that hashing the data and loop consumes consider amount of gas. Do we need to ...
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What are the virtual and override keywords in Solidity?
Solidity 0.6.0 introduced the keywords virtual and override. What do they do?
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Is it possible to perform a try-catch in Solidity?
Does Solidity support try-catch functionality? If so, how does it work? What are the limitations?
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When should I use calldata and when should I use memory?
I have seen people use both memory and calldata keywords when writing Solidity. Specifically, they are used when declaring function parameters that take dynamic types like 'structs' or 'arrays'.
When ...
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