Questions tagged [require]
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How to set a require conditions for nested mapping on struct array
I have a nested mapping that has a group id and the item id so that it can cancel the order based on these id's specifically. But how do I set a condition e.g revert the error if the id doesnt exist ...
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Is it possible to return something when the condition inside the require fails?
Is it possible to return 0 inside a function in contract when the condition inside the require results to false?
contract MyContract {
function initialize() public payable returns (uint) {
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Is the all of Gas Fee refunded if the transaction fails?
function burn(uint256 _value) public returns (bool success) {
balances[msg.sender] = balances[msg.sender].sub(_value);
totalSupply = totalSupply.sub(_value);
Burn(msg.sender, _value);
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Does solidity revert global variables if function call fails?
I was reading about reentrancy attacks in smart contracts from here: https://ethereum-contract-security-techniques-and-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/known_attacks/ . Here they suggest that in order to ...
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Why openzeppeling use require instead of cursom errors?
As far as I know custom errors are more gas efficient but for example the openzeppelin contracts still use require instead of custom errors
ERC20.sol
function decreaseAllowance(address spender, ...
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What does 'require()' return?
When you call require() with an argument that equals false, require will throw an error, the rest of the code will not be executed and the transaction will revert.
If you call it with an argument that ...
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What is best practice for transferFrom out of these two ways
I want to know which among these is best practice when dealing with transferFrom. that is when one should wrap it in require and when not to.
require(token.transferFrom(msg.sender, address(0),token ...
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Please Resolve this error
Why I am getting the error in the modifier function its showing red underline under the _amount variable name.
I also want to ask about whether the require function works inside the modifier because ...
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Require causing transaction revert although condition is true on smart contract
something strange is going on. I'm testing some contracts on remix EVM. I have some pretty basic NFT staking contracts that works fine when comes to staking and transfering the token. However, if I ...
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Require check after math operation ^0.8
I'm going over some protocol contracts, and I've seen they check pretty obvious math operations with a require() statement. This contract uses solidity 0.8.11
uint256 id = vaultCount;
vaultCount = ...
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Can revert context be provided to frontend application for solidity's reverts?
There is solidity code that fails here:
error InvalidCheck(uint32 _check);
modifier someCheck(uint32 _check) {
if (check != _check) revert InvalidCheck(check);
_;
}
My frontend application fails ...
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Why and when to user require(bool) on functions
I want to understand when (and why) it's necessary to use this statement :
require(sent, "failed to send ether")
i could just do somethink like this instead:
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concatenated string reason message in require() not displaying
I'm using Solidity 0.8.13 and Truffle 5.5.6.
I'm just trying to debug a transaction call that fails then reverts when I do truffle migration.
I temporarily changed my onlyOwner modifier to make the ...
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How to make sure that a token is exist?
I want to sell an NFT within my smart contract. But first, I want to check with a require statement if the token (NFT) exists or not before moving on to the next steps. I have tried require(ownerOf(...
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Requires working strangely / truffle / tests
My contract
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
pragma solidity 0.8.13;
import '@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol';
contract GuessAndWin is Ownable{
string public hint;
string ...
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failed require() causes RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded
This makes little sense to me:
a require() statement with no function calls seems to be causing the RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded error, but only when the requirements are not met.
The ...
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When should I use `require` vs custom `revert` errors?
This applies only to solidity ^0.8 and onward.
Let's say I have a function like this:
function withdraw() external {
(bool success, ) = payable(msg.sender).call{value: address(this).balance}("&...
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Returning error message with variables
Suppose I have require(..., "error") but instead, I want the error message to be "error var" where var is a variable of type string, or uint.
What should I write?
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ganache not failing transaction on failed require statement
I am running ganache 2.5.4 and am deploying contracts built with solc 0.8.11.
I have some constraint checking in my smart contract that checks values in a require statement at the beginning of the ...
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Comparing msg.value with 'require' can be really confusing
First of all, I am using BSC, the solidity is ^0.8.0. The contract is simple enough, there are only 2 functions here, one is using require, another is not. The mission of this contract is to test msg....
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Is it safe to check a uint mapping's value >0 in a require?
Context:
A common access check or modifier is to use something like:
require(boolMapping[msg.sender] == true); to ensure the caller is approved to use a function.
Since mapping (address => uint256) ...
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To use OR( || ) or to create different functions?
The question is, should i use a require statement with logical OR,.... or should i create a new function for each condition?
How much in gas does it cost to check 6x logical or conditions?
function ...
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Solidity 8 best practice - using require or revert?
Trying to understand what are the use cases for a "require" statement and when would it be better to revert using an error:
For example
require(msg.sender == owner);
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if (msg.sender != ...
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Should I use require if I could substitute it for an if statement
I'm having a hard time defining for myself what would be the best approach for when to use require and when to use an if statement.
Let's take the following method for sake of example:
function ...
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require error message with parameters
What is the best practise to write require error messages with parameters?
Currently I have
uint8 public constant MAX_PER_USER;
<..>
require(
balance + value <= MAX_PER_USER,
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Require array lenght no working
I have the following function
function mint(uint256[] memory tokens) public payable {
require(saleIsActive, "Sale is not active");
require(tokens.length == 0, "No tokens ...
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web3.js:3 Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined
I've been confused by the web3.js all day.
I created the web.js for setting and initialize Web3, and it appears the following message：
And I install web3 by npm install web3, the version of web3 is 1....
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Solidity: Difference between require and if, need to use address when calling function on a smart contract
I have a question if the two functions below differ as I have written approach 2 but no 1 was the solution. Earlier in the contract Dangerous d; is defined which refers to a different smart contract.
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Why check for zero-account?
I see require(account != address(0x0)); as somewhat of a boilerplate check for some functions. Is the purpose just to add a check that prevents the creation of a new contract?
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What is the "correct" way to check if an address is zero? [duplicate]
A similar question was asked here: What is the correct way to check if an address is zero? but it was back in 2017.
What's the purpose of require(account != address(0)); and is it still relevant? I ...
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Require a specific amount of Ether inside the payable function
I have a payble function that has some logic. I want that logic to be triggered only if the received amount is equal to the amount specified when the contract was created.
Solidity v0.7.6
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what is _; in solidity, well after every require statement this is follwed and why? [duplicate]
modifier onlyOwner() {
require(isOwner());
_;
}
what is the use of the the underscore here and why it is used after almost every require statements!
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How can I ensure a player matches another player's bet?
First, I want someone to send a bet (money) to the contract.
Then I want someone to match the original bet.
(There are many more safety checks in the contract. I just removed them to keep this as ...
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how to set a require for a string to not be null
I want to write a require condition for string that string variable could not be null. How to write because string is not taking the != operator
function createOrder(address _seller, string memory ...
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Why do Solidity audits include checks that function address arguments are not equal to 0x0?
I've recently completed an audit for some Solidity contracts, and one of the checks the auditor included for all of the contracts was to make sure that address function arguments are not equal to the ...
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Error message shown as [object Object] when use require, how to get actual error message string in Remix IDE Console?
I have used require function as:
require(owner == msg.sender, "Sender must be owner");
But in the remix console I got,
transact to Contract.setAdmin errored: [object Object]
What should I ...
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How to get reason revert using web3.eth.call
I have a smart contract with required message and pretend to use the required/validation message in front end.
require(bytes(hashAlreadyRegistered[hash]).length == 0, "Hash already registered&...
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Mapping didn't storing unique values
I wrote this piece of code with the goal to store unique documents hash. Used mapping to accomplished that.
pragma solidity ^0.5.16;
contract DocumentHash{
string public documentHash;
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Could you explain what this require conditions means in this smart contract
I would like to know what exactly this require condition do in this smart contract:
function placeBet(uint betMask, uint modulo, uint commitLastBlock, uint commit, uint8 v, bytes32 r, bytes32 s) ...
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Test for Require statement in Truffle
I wrote a function that generate a key value.
the function codes is here
mapping(string => bool) processedHash;
mapping(uint => bool) HashList;
function generateHash(uint256 ...
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Read message of require / revert statement in app.js
In my App.js I have called the smart contract function and the require statement in the function is not satisfied, so how do I get the message of that require statement in my App.js?
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Correct syntax for require required
I am getting following error message with require statement:
Error: Wrong argument count for function call: 0 arguments given but
expected 1. This function requires a single bytes argument. Use ""...
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ERROR: Web3 not defined
I'm trying to build a browser UI to interact with my Solidity smart contract that is deployed on my local Ganache blockchain. But I can't seem to get my index.html file to connect to Metamask. I keep ...
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Always raising "Gas required exceeds allowance or always failing transaction" when the condition of require() is not met
I tried to run the following code to check the error message when the condition of require() is not met.
pragma solidity ^0.5.16;
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function addUser(string memory name) public returns (int) {
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How to diagnose a "Error: Transaction has been reverted by the EVM"?
This the error intercepted from my javascript, using web3.js
Error: Transaction has been reverted by the EVM:
{
"blockHash": "...
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Require not working on geth private node
I have created this contract to manage a votation:
pragma solidity ^0.5.7;
contract Votacion{
mapping(uint => address[]) private votosCandidatos;
uint[] listaCandidatos;
bool abierta;
address ...
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A Way Around Restricted Getters
Consider a getter function with a restriction on who can read it, like
function getData()
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returns (uint x)
{
require(msg.sender = '0x123..123');
x = data;
}
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Check if contract exists in list
I've got a contract which creates another contracts and stores them in a list. How can I check that contract with specific index already exists?
import "./User.sol";
contract Main is Ownable {
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How do I check If a map entry doesn't exist for a given sender?
I have a map such as:
mapping (address => bytes32) private myMap;
Later in the code, in a function, I want to ensure my sender already has an entry in that given map.
Can I do this?
require(!...
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Should I use require in view functions?
When I call a solidity function to get a struct element, is it a best practice to use require and check if the element exists or should I just return the empty values?
Without require:
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