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caver.contract

The caver.contract object makes it easy to interact with smart contracts on the kaia blockchain platform. When you create a new contract object, you have to provide the JSON interface for that smart contract and caver-js will automatically convert all calls with the contract object in javascript into low-level ABI calls over RPC for you.

This allows you to interact with smart contracts as if they were JavaScript objects.

caver.contract.create


caver.contract.create(jsonInterface [, address] [, options])

Creates a new contract instance with all its methods and events defined in its JSON interface object. This function works the same as new caver.contract.

NOTE caver.contract.create is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

See the new caver.contract.

Return Value

See the new caver.contract.

Example


const contract = caver.contract.create([
{
constant: true,
inputs: [{ name: 'interfaceId', type: 'bytes4' }],
name: 'supportsInterface',
outputs: [{ name: '', type: 'bool' }],
payable: false,
stateMutability: 'view',
type: 'function',
},
...
], '0x{address in hex}')

caver.contract


new caver.contract(jsonInterface [, address] [, options])

Creates a new contract instance with all its methods and events defined in its JSON interface object.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
jsonInterfaceobjectThe JSON interface for the contract to instantiate
addressstring(optional) The address of the smart contract to call. Can be added later using myContract.options.address = '0x1234..'
optionsobject(optional) The options of the contract. See the table below for the details.

The options object contains the following:

NameTypeDescription
fromstring(optional) The address from which transactions should be made.
gasPricestring(optional) The gas price in peb to use for transactions.
gasnumber(optional) The maximum gas provided for a transaction (gas limit).
datastring(optional) The byte code of the contract. Used when the contract gets deployed.
feeDelegationboolean(optional) Whether to use fee delegation transaction.
feePayerstring(optional) The address of the fee payer paying the transaction fee. When feeDelegation is true, the value is set to the feePayer field in the transaction.
feeRatiostring(optional) The ratio of the transaction fee the fee payer will be burdened with. If feeDelegation is true and feeRatio is set to a valid value, a partial fee delegation transaction is used. The valid range of this is between 1 and 99. The ratio of 0, or 100 and above are not allowed.

Return Value

TypeDescription
objectThe contract instance with all its methods and events.

Example


const myContract = new caver.contract([...], '0x{address in hex}', { gasPrice: '25000000000' })

myContract.options


myContract.options

The options object for the contract instance. from, gas, gasPrice, feePayer and feeRatio are used as fallback values when sending transactions.

Properties

NameTypeDescription
addressstringThe address where the contract is deployed.
jsonInterfaceArrayThe JSON interface of the contract.
fromstringThe default address from which the contract deployment/execution transaction is sent. If the from address is not defined when creating the transaction, this myContract.options.from is always used to create the transaction.
gasPricestringThe gas price in peb to use for transactions.
gasnumberThe maximum gas provided for a transaction (gas limit).
datastringThe byte code of the contract. Used when the contract gets deployed.
feeDelegationboolean(optional) Whether to use fee delegation transaction.
feePayerstring(optional) The address of the fee payer paying the transaction fee. When feeDelegation is true, the value is set to the feePayer field in the transaction.
feeRatiostring(optional) The ratio of the transaction fee the fee payer will be burdened with. If feeDelegation is true and feeRatio is set to a valid value, a partial fee delegation transaction is used. The valid range of this is between 1 and 99. The ratio of 0, or 100 and above are not allowed.

NOTE feeDelegation, feePayer and feeRatio are supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Example


> myContract.options
{
address: [Getter/Setter],
jsonInterface: [Getter/Setter],
from: [Getter/Setter],
feePayer: [Getter/Setter],
feeDelegation: [Getter/Setter],
feeRatio: [Getter/Setter],
gasPrice: [Getter/Setter],
gas: [Getter/Setter],
data: [Getter/Setter]
}
> myContract.options.from = '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567891' // default from address
> myContract.options.gasPrice = '25000000000000' // default gas price in peb
> myContract.options.gas = 5000000 // provide as fallback always 5M gas
> myContract.options.feeDelegation = true // use fee delegation transaction
> myContract.options.feePayer = '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567891' // default fee payer address
> myContract.options.feeRatio = 20 // default fee ratio when send partial fee delegation transaction

myContract.options.address


myContract.options.address

The address used for this contract instance myContract. All transactions generated by caver-js from this contract will contain this address as the to of the transaction.

Property

NameTypeDescription
addressstring | nullThe address for this contract or null if it is not yet set.

Example


> myContract.options.address
'0xde0b295669a9fd93d5f28d9ec85e40f4cb697bae'
// set a contract address
> myContract.options.address = '0x1234FFDD...'

myContract.options.jsonInterface


myContract.options.jsonInterface

The JSON interface object derived from the ABI of this contract myContract.

Property

NameTypeDescription
jsonInterfaceArrayThe JSON interface for this contract. Re-setting this will regenerate the methods and events of the contract instance.

Example


> myContract.options.jsonInterface
[
{
constant: true,
inputs: [ { name: 'interfaceId', type: 'bytes4' } ],
name: 'supportsInterface',
outputs: [ { name: '', type: 'bool' } ],
payable: false,
stateMutability: 'view',
type: 'function',
signature: '0x01ffc9a7',
},
...
{
anonymous: false,
inputs: [
{ indexed: true, name: 'owner', type: 'address' },
{ indexed: true, name: 'spender', type: 'address' },
{ indexed: false, name: 'value', type: 'uint256' }
],
name: 'Approval',
type: 'event',
signature: '0x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925',
},
]
// set a new jsonInterface
> myContract.options.jsonInterface = [...]

myContract.clone


myContract.clone([contractAddress])

Clones the current contract instance.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
contractAddressString(optional) The address of the new contract. If omitted, it will be set to the address in the original instance (e.g., myContract.options.address).

Return Value

TypeDescription
objectThe new cloned contract instance.

Example


> myContract.clone()
Contract {
currentProvider: [Getter/Setter],
...
_keyrings: KeyringContainer { ... }
}

myContract.deploy


myContract.deploy(options, byteCode [, param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])

Deploys the contract to the kaia network. After a successful deployment, the promise will be resolved with a new contract instance. Unlike the usability of the existing myContract.deploy function, this function sends a transaction directly to the kaia network. You don't need to call send() with the returned object.

NOTE caver.wallet must contains keyring instances corresponding to from and feePayer in options or myContract.options to make signatures.

NOTE myContract.deploy is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options used for sending. See the table in methods.methodName.send for the details.
byteCodestringThe byte code of the contract.
parametersMixed(optional) The parameters that get passed to the constructor on deployment.

Return Value

Promise returning PromiEvent: The promise will be resolved with the new contract instance.

TypeDescription
PromiEventA promise combined event emitter. It will be resolved when the transaction receipt is available. If send() is called from a myContract.deploy(), then the promise will be resolved with the new contract instance.

For PromiEvent, the following events are available:

  • transactionHash: it is fired right after the transaction is sent and a transaction hash is available. Its type is string.
  • receipt: It is fired when the transaction receipt is available. See caver.rpc.klay.getTransactionReceipt for more details. Its type is object.
  • error: It is fired if an error occurs during sending. On an out-of-gas error, the second parameter is the receipt. Its type is Error.

Example


// Deploy a smart contract without constructor arguments
> myContract.deploy({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1500000,
}, '0x{byte code}')
.on('error', function(error) { ... })
.on('transactionHash', function(transactionHash) { ... })
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
console.log(receipt.contractAddress) // contains the new contract address
})
.then(function(newContractInstance) {
console.log(newContractInstance.options.address) // instance with the new contract address
})
// Deploy a smart contract with constructor arguments
> myContract.deploy({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1500000,
}, '0x{byte code}', 'keyString', ...)
.on('error', function(error) { ... })
.on('transactionHash', function(transactionHash) { ... })
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
console.log(receipt.contractAddress)
})
.then(function(newContractInstance) {
console.log(newContractInstance.options.address)
})
// Deploy a smart contract with fee delegation transaction (TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy)
> myContract.deploy({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feeDelegation: true,
feePayer: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1500000,
}, '0x{byte code}')
.on('error', function(error) { ... })
.on('transactionHash', function(transactionHash) { ... })
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
console.log(receipt.contractAddress)
})
.then(function(newContractInstance) {
console.log(newContractInstance.options.address)
})
// Deploy a smart contract with partial fee delegation transaction (TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeployWithRatio)
> myContract.deploy({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feeDelegation: true,
feePayer: '0x{address in hex}',
feeRatio: 30,
gas: 1500000,
}, '0x{byte code}')
.on('error', function(error) { ... })
.on('transactionHash', function(transactionHash) { ... })
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
console.log(receipt.contractAddress)
})
.then(function(newContractInstance) {
console.log(newContractInstance.options.address)
})

myContract.deploy


myContract.deploy(options)

Returns the object used when deploying the smart contract to the kaia. You can send the smart contract deploy transaction via calling myContract.deploy({ data, arguments }).send(options). After a successful deployment, the promise will be resolved with a new contract instance.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options object used for deployment. See the below table to find the description.

The options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
datastringThe byte code of the contract.
argumentsArray(optional) The arguments that get passed to the constructor on deployment.

Return Value

TypeDescription
objectAn object in which arguments and functions for contract distribution are defined. See the below table to find the description.

The object contains the following:

NameTypeDescription
argumentsArrayThe arguments passed in options.arguments.
sendfunctionThe function that will deploy the contract to the kaia. The promise as the result of this function will be resolved with the new contract instance.
signfunctionThe function that will sign a smart contract deploy transaction as a sender. The sign function will return signed transaction.
signAsFeePayerfunctionThe function that will sign a smart contract deploy transaction as a fee payer. The signAsFeePayer function will return signed transaction.
estimateGasfunctionThe function that will estimate the gas used for the deployment. The execution of this function does not deploy the contract.
encodeABIfunctionThe function that encodes the ABI of the deployment, which is contract data + constructor parameters. The execution of this function does not deploy the contract.

NOTE myContract.deploy({ data, arguments }).sign(options) and myContract.deploy({ data, arguments }).signAsFeePayer(options) are supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Example


> myContract.deploy({
data: '0x12345...',
arguments: [123, 'My string']
})
.send({
from: '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567891',
gas: 1500000,
value: 0,
}, function(error, transactionHash) { ... })
.on('error', function(error) { ... })
.on('transactionHash', function(transactionHash) { ... })
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
console.log(receipt.contractAddress) // contains the new contract address
})
.then(function(newContractInstance) {
console.log(newContractInstance.options.address) // instance with the new contract address
})
// When the data is already set as an option to the contract itself
> myContract.options.data = '0x12345...'
> myContract.deploy({
arguments: [123, 'My string']
})
.send({
from: '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567891',
gas: 1500000,
value: 0,
})
.then(function(newContractInstance) {
console.log(newContractInstance.options.address) // instance with the new contract address
})
// Simply encoding
> myContract.deploy({
data: '0x12345...',
arguments: [123, 'My string']
})
.encodeABI()
'0x12345...0000012345678765432'
// Gas estimation
> myContract.deploy({
data: '0x12345...',
arguments: [123, 'My string']
})
.estimateGas(function(err, gas) {
console.log(gas)
})

myContract.send


myContract.send(options, methodName [, param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])

Submits a transaction to execute the function of the smart contract. This can alter the smart contract state.

The transaction type used for this function depends on the options or the value defined in myContract.options. If you want to use a fee-delegated transaction through myContract.send, feeDelegation and feePayer should be set properly.

NOTE caver.wallet must contains keyring instances corresponding to from and feePayer in options or myContract.options to make signatures.

NOTE myContract.send is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options used for sending. See the table in methods.methodName.send for the details.
methodNamestringThe method name of the contract function to execute.
parametersMixed(optional) The parameters that get passed to the smart contract function.

Return Value

Promise returns PromiEvent

TypeDescription
PromiEventA promise combined event emitter. It will be resolved when the transaction receipt is available. The promise will be resolved with the new contract instance.

For PromiEvent, the following events are available:

  • transactionHash: It is fired right after the transaction is sent and a transaction hash is available. Its type is string.
  • receipt: It is fired when the transaction receipt is available. See caver.rpc.klay.getTransactionReceipt for more details. Its type is object.
  • error: It is fired if an error occurs during sending. On an out-of-gas error, the second parameter is the receipt. Its type is Error.

Example


// Send a SmartContractExecution and use the promise
> myContract.send({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
{
blockHash: '0x294202dcd1d3c422880e2a209b9cd70ce7036300536c78ab74130c5717cb90da',
blockNumber: 16342,
contractAddress: null,
from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
gas: '0xf4240',
gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
gasUsed: 47411,
input: '0x983b2...',
logsBloom: '0x00800...',
nonce: '0x1cd',
senderTxHash: '0xe3f50d2bab2c462ef99379860d2b634d85a0c9fba4e2b189daf1d96bd4bbf8ff',
signatures: [ { V: '0x4e43', R: '0x2ba27...', S: '0x50d37...' } ],
status: true,
to: '0x361870b50834a6afc3358e81a3f7f1b1eb9c7e55',
transactionHash: '0xe3f50d2bab2c462ef99379860d2b634d85a0c9fba4e2b189daf1d96bd4bbf8ff',
transactionIndex: 0,
type: 'TxTypeSmartContractExecution',
typeInt: 48,
value: '0x0',
events: {...}
}
// Send a SmartContractExecution and use the event emitter
> myContract.send({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }, 'methodName', 123)
.on('transactionHash', function(hash) {
...
})
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
console.log(receipt)
})
.on('error', console.error)
// Send a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution
> myContract.send({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1000000,
feeDelegation: true,
feePayer: '0x{address in hex}',
}, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
{
blockHash: '0x149e36f279577c306fccb9779a0274e802501c32f7054c951f592778bd5c168a',
blockNumber: 16458,
contractAddress: null,
feePayer: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
feePayerSignatures: [ { V: '0x4e43', R: '0x48c28...', S: '0x18413...' } ],
from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
gas: '0xf4240',
gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
gasUsed: 57411,
input: '0x983b2d5600000000000000000000000022bb89bd35e7b12bd25bea4165cf0f9330032f8c',
logsBloom: '0x00800...',
nonce: '0x1f5',
senderTxHash: '0x5b06ca5046229e066c11dfc0c74fcbc98509294370981f9b142378a8f2bd5fe8',
signatures: [ { V: '0x4e44', R: '0xfb707...', S: '0x641c6...' } ],
status: true,
to: '0x361870b50834a6afc3358e81a3f7f1b1eb9c7e55',
transactionHash: '0x0e04be479ad06ec87acbf49abd44f16a56390c736f0a7354860ebc7fc0f92e13',
transactionIndex: 1,
type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution',
typeInt: 49,
value: '0x0',
events: {...}
}
// Send a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio
> myContract.send({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1000000,
feeDelegation: true,
feePayer: '0x{address in hex}',
feeRatio: 30,
}, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
{
blockHash: '0x8f0a0137cf7e0fea503c818910140246437db36121871bc54b2ebc688873b3f3',
blockNumber: 16539,
contractAddress: null,
feePayer: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
feePayerSignatures: [ { V: '0x4e43', R: '0x80db0...', S: '0xf8c7c...' } ],
feeRatio: '0x1e',
from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
gas: '0xf4240',
gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
gasUsed: 62411,
input: '0x983b2d560000000000000000000000007ad1a538041fa3ba1a721f87203cb1a3822b8eaa',
logsBloom: '0x00800...',
nonce: '0x219',
senderTxHash: '0x14c7b674a0e253b31c85c7be8cbfe4bf9d86e66e940fcae34b854e25eab1ce15',
signatures: [ { V: '0x4e43', R: '0xd57ef...', S: '0xe14f3...' } ],
status: true,
to: '0x361870b50834a6afc3358e81a3f7f1b1eb9c7e55',
transactionHash: '0xfbf00ec189aeb0941d554384f1660ffdac7768b3af2bb1526bcb3983215c1183',
transactionIndex: 0,
type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio',
typeInt: 50,
value: '0x0',
events: {...}
}

myContract.sign


myContract.sign(options, methodName [, param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])

Signs a smart contract transaction as a sender to deploy the smart contract or execute the function of the smart contract.

If a smart contract is deployed, 'constructor' can be entered in the methodName, such as myContract.sign({ from, ... }, 'constructor', byteCode, ...).

The transaction type used for this function depends on the options or the value defined in myContract.options. If you want to use a fee-delegated transaction through myContract.sign, feeDelegation should be defined as true.

NOTE caver.wallet must contains keyring instances corresponding to from in options or myContract.options to make signatures.

NOTE myContract.sign is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options used for sending. See the table in methods.methodName.send for the details.
methodNamestringThe method name of the contract function to execute. If you want to sign a transaction for deploying the smart contract, use 'constructor' string instead of method name.
parametersMixed(optional) The parameters that get passed to the smart contract function. If you want to sign a smart contract deploy transaction, pass the byteCode and constructor parameters.

Return Value

Promise returning Transaction - The signed smart contract transaction.

Example


// Sign a SmartContractDeploy
> myContract.sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }, 'constructor', byteCode, 123).then(console.log)
SmartContractDeploy {
_type: 'TxTypeSmartContractDeploy',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e43', _r: '0xeb6b5...', _s: '0x5e4f9...' } ],
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x2a5'
}
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy
> myContract.sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, gas: 1000000 }, 'constructor', byteCode, 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e43', _r: '0xee0f5...', _s: '0x31cbf...' } ],
_feePayer: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x320'
}
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeployWithRatio
> myContract.sign({ from: keyring.address, feeDelegation: true, feeRatio: 30, gas: 1000000 }, 'constructor', byteCode, 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeployWithRatio {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeployWithRatio',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e44', _r: '0x4c2b0...', _s: '0x47df8...' } ],
_feePayer: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feeRatio: '0x1e',
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x306'
}
// Sign a SmartContractExecution
> myContract.sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
SmartContractExecution {
_type: 'TxTypeSmartContractExecution',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e44', _r: '0xb2846...', _s: '0x422c1...' } ],
_to: '0x361870b50834a6afc3358e81a3f7f1b1eb9c7e55',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2...',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x23b'
}
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution
> myContract.sign({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1000000,
feeDelegation: true,
}, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e43', _r: '0xf7676...', _s: '0x42673...' } ],
_feePayer: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_to: '0x361870b50834a6afc3358e81a3f7f1b1eb9c7e55',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2...',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x254'
}
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio
> myContract.sign({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1000000,
feeDelegation: true,
feeRatio: 30,
}, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e44', _r: '0x58b06...', _s: '0x637ff...' } ],
_feePayer: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feeRatio: '0x1e',
_to: '0x361870b50834a6afc3358e81a3f7f1b1eb9c7e55',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2...',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x262'
}

myContract.signAsFeePayer


myContract.signAsFeePayer(options, methodName [, param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])

Signs a smart contract transaction as a fee payer to deploy the smart contract or execute the function of the smart contract.

If a smart contract is deployed, 'constructor' can be entered in the methodName, such as myContract.signAsFeePayer({ from, feeDelegation: true, feePayer, ... }, 'constructor', byteCode, ...).

The transaction type used for this function depends on the options or the value defined in myContract.options. The signAsFeePayer is a function that signs as a transaction fee payer, so feeDelegation field must be defined as true. Also, the address of the fee payer must be defined in the feePayer field.

NOTE caver.wallet must contains keyring instances corresponding to feePayer in options or myContract.options to make signatures.

NOTE myContract.signAsFeePayer is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options used for sending. See the table in methods.methodName.send for the details.
methodNamestringThe method name of the contract function to execute. If you want to sign a transaction for deploying the smart contract, use 'constructor' string instead of method name.
parametersMixed(optional) The parameters that get passed to the smart contract function. If you want to sign a smart contract deploy transaction, pass the byteCode and constructor parameters.

Return Value

Promise returning Transaction - The signed smart contract transaction.

Example


// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy
> myContract.signAsFeePayer({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, feePayer: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }, 'constructor', byteCode, 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feePayer: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e43', _r: '0xe0641...', _s: '0x1d21e...' } ],
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x32a'
}
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeployWithRatio
> myContract.signAsFeePayer({ from: keyring.address, feeDelegation: true, feePayer: '0x{address in hex}', feeRatio: 30, gas: 1000000 }, 'constructor', byteCode, 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeployWithRatio {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeployWithRatio',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feePayer: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e44', _r: '0x307bd...', _s: '0x75110...' } ],
_feeRatio: '0x1e',
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x359'
}
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution
> myContract.signAsFeePayer({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1000000,
feeDelegation: true,
feePayer: '0x{address in hex}',
}, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feePayer: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e43', _r: '0xc58ba...', _s: '0x76fdb...' } ],
_to: '0x4a9d979707aede18fa674711f3b2fe110fac4e7e',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2...',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x36c'
}
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio
> myContract.signAsFeePayer({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
gas: 1000000,
feeDelegation: true,
feePayer: '0x{address in hex}',
feeRatio: 30,
}, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecutionWithRatio',
_from: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feePayer: '0x69c3a6e3485446118d8081063dcef2e65b69ae91',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x4e44', _r: '0xeb78d...', _s: '0x2864d...' } ],
_feeRatio: '0x1e',
_to: '0x4a9d979707aede18fa674711f3b2fe110fac4e7e',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2...',
_chainId: '0x2710',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x37b'
}

myContract.call


myContract.call('methodName', [param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])
myContract.call(options, 'methodName', [param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])

Will call a constant method and execute its smart contract method in the kaia Virtual Machine without sending any transaction. Note that calling cannot alter the smart contract state.

NOTE myContract.call is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobject(optional) The options used for calling. See the table in methods.methodName.call for the details.
methodNamestringThe method name of the contract function to call.
parametersMixed(optional) The parameters that get passed to the smart contract function.

Return Value

Promise returning Mixed - The return value(s) of the smart contract method. If it returns a single value, it is returned as it is. If it has multiple return values, it returns an object with properties and indices.

Example


> myContract.call('methodName').then(console.log)
Jasmine
> myContract.call({ from: '0x{address in hex}' }, 'methodName', 123).then(console.log)
Test Result

myContract.decodeFunctionCall


myContract.decodeFunctionCall(functionCall)

Decodes a function call and returns parameters.

NOTE myContract.decodeFunctionCall is supported since caver-js v1.6.3.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
functionCallstringThe encoded function call string.

Return Value

TypeDescription
objectAn object which includes plain params. You can use result[0] as it is provided to be accessed like an array in the order of the parameters.

Examples


// The myContract variable is instantiated with the below abi.
// [
// {
// constant: true,
// inputs: [{ name: 'key', type: 'string' }],
// name: 'get',
// outputs: [{ name: '', type: 'string' }],
// payable: false,
// stateMutability: 'view',
// type: 'function',
// },
// {
// constant: false,
// inputs: [{ name: 'key', type: 'string' }, { name: 'value', type: 'string' }],
// name: 'set',
// outputs: [],
// payable: false,
// stateMutability: 'nonpayable',
// type: 'function',
// },
// ]
> myContract.decodeFunctionCall('0xe942b5160000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000036b65790000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000576616c7565000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000')
Result {
'0': '2345675643',
'1': 'Hello!%',
__length__: 2,
myNumber: '2345675643',
mystring: 'Hello!%'
}

myContract.methods


myContract.methods.methodName([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])
myContract.methods['methodName']([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]])

Creates a transaction object for that method, which then can be called, sent, estimated or ABI encoded.

The methods of this smart contract are available via:

  • Method name: myContract.methods.methodName(123) or myContract.methods[methodName](123)
  • Method prototype: myContract.methods['methodName(uint256)'](123)
  • Method signature: myContract.methods['0x58cf5f10'](123)

This allows calling functions with the same name but different parameters from the JavaScript contract object.

cf) *function signature (function selector)

The first four bytes of the call data for a function call specifies the function to be called.
It is the first (left, high-order in big-endian) four bytes of the Keccak-256 (SHA-3) hash of the signature of the function.

The function signature can be given via 2 different methods.
1. caver.abi.encodefunctionSignature('funcName(paramType1,paramType2,...)')
2. caver.utils.sha3('funcName(paramType1,paramType2,...)').substr(0, 10)

ex)


caver.abi.encodefunctionSignature('methodName(uint256)')
> 0x58cf5f10
caver.utils.sha3('methodName(uint256)').substr(0, 10)
> 0x58cf5f10

Parameters

Parameters of any method that belongs to this smart contract, defined in the JSON interface.

Return Value

Promise returning object - An object in which arguments and functions for contract execution are defined.:

NameTypeDescription
argumentsArrayThe arguments passed to this method.
callfunctionThe function that will call and execute a constant method in its smart contract on kaia Virtual Machine without sending a transaction (cannot alter the smart contract state).
sendfunctionThe function that will send a transaction to the kaia and execute its method (can alter the smart contract state).
signfunctionThe function that will sign a transaction as a sender. The sign function will return signed transaction.
signAsFeePayerfunctionThe function that will sign a transaction as a fee payer. The signAsFeePayer function will return signed transaction.
estimateGasfunctionThe that function will estimate the gas used for the execution.
encodeABIfunctionThe function that encodes the ABI for this method. This can be sent using a transaction, calling the method, or passing into another smart contract method as its argument.

NOTE sign and signAsFeePayer are supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Example


// Calling a method
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).call({ ... }, function(error, result) { ... })
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).call({ ... }).then((result) => { ... })
// Sending basic transaction and using the promise
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).send({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
...
}).then(function(receipt) {
// receipt can also be a new contract instance, when coming from a "contract.deploy({...}).send()"
})
// Sending basic transaction and using the eventEmitter
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).send({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
...
}).on('transactionHash', function(hash) {
...
})
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
...
})
.on('error', console.error)
// Sending fee delegation transaction and using the promise
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).send({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feePayer: '0x{fee-payer address}',
feeDelegation: true,f
...
}).then(function(receipt) {
// receipt can also be a new contract instance, when coming from a "contract.deploy({...}).send()"
})
// Sending partial fee delegation transaction and using the promise
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).send({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feePayer: '0x{fee-payer address}',
feeDelegation: true,
feeRatio: 30,
...
}).then(function(receipt) {
// receipt can also be a new contract instance, when coming from a "contract.deploy({...}).send()"
})
// sign the basic transaction
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).sign({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feeDelegation: true,
...
}).then(function(signedTx) { ... })
// sign the fee delegation transaction
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).sign({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feeDelegation: true,
...
}).then(function(signedTx) { ... })
// sign the partial fee delegation transaction
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).sign({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feeDelegation: true,
feeRatio: 30,
...
}).then(function(signedTx) { ... })
// sign the fee delegation transaction as a fee payer
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).signAsFeePayer({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feePayer: '0x{fee-payer address}',
feeDelegation: true,
...
}).then(function(signedTx) { ... })
// sign the partial fee delegation transaction as a fee payer
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).signAsFeePayer({
from: '0x{address in hex}',
feePayer: '0x{fee-payer address}',
feeDelegation: true,
feeRatio: 30,
...
}).then(function(signedTx) { ... })

methods.methodName.call


myContract.methods.methodName([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).call(options [, callback])
myContract.methods['methodName']([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).call(options [, callback])

Will call a constant method and execute its smart contract method in the kaia Virtual Machine without sending any transaction. Note that calling cannot alter the smart contract state. It is recommended to use myContract.call provided as a short-cut function.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobject(optional) The options used for calling. See the table below for the details.
callbackfunction(optional) This callback will be fired with the result of the smart contract method execution as the second argument, or with an error object as the first argument.

The options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
fromstring(optional) The address which calling contract methods should be made from.
gasPricestring(optional) The gas price in peb to use for this call.
gasnumber(optional) The maximum gas provided for this call (gas limit).

Return Value

Promise returning Mixed - The return value(s) of the smart contract method. If it returns a single value, it is returned as it is. If it has multiple return values, it returns an object with properties and indices.

Example


// using the promise
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).call({from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'})
.then(function(result) {
...
})


// Solidity: MULTIPLE RETURN VALUES
contract MyContract {
function myFunction() public returns(uint256 myNumber, string memory myString) {
return (23456, "Hello!%");
}
}


> var MyContract = new caver.contract(abi, address)
> MyContract.methods.myfunction().call().then(console.log)
Result {
mynumber: '23456',
mystring: 'Hello!%',
0: '23456',
1: 'Hello!%'
}


// Solidity: SINGLE RETURN VALUE
contract MyContract {
function myfunction() public returns(string memory mystring) {
return "Hello!%";
}
}


> var MyContract = new caver.contract(abi, address)
> MyContract.methods.myfunction().call().then(console.log)
"Hello!%"

methods.methodName.send


myContract.methods.methodName([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).send(options [, callback])
myContract.methods['methodName']([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).send(options [, callback])

Will send a transaction to deploy the smart contract or execute the function of the smart contract. This can alter the smart contract state. It is recommended to use myContract.send provided as a short-cut function.

If a smart contract is deployed, 'constructor' can be entered in the methodName, such as myContract.methods.constructor or myContract.methods['constructor'], but it is recommended to use the myContract.deploy function.

The transaction type used for this function depends on the options or the value defined in myContract.options. If you want to use a fee-delegated transaction through methods.methodName.send, feeDelegation and feePayer should be set properly.

NOTE caver.wallet must contains keyring instances corresponding to from and feePayer in options or myContract.options to make signatures.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options used for sending. See the table below for the details.
callbackfunction(optional) This callback will be fired first with the "transactionHash", or with an error object as the first argument.

The options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
fromstringThe address from which the transaction should be sent. If omitted, myContract.options.from will be used.
gasnumberThe maximum gas provided for this transaction (gas limit).
gasPricestring(optional) The gas price in peb to use for this transaction.
valuenumber | string | BN | Bignumber(optional) The value in peb to be transferred to the address of the smart contract by this transaction.
feeDelegationboolean(optional, default false) Whether to use fee delegation transaction. If omitted, myContract.options.feeDelegation will be used.
feePayerstring(optional) The address of the fee payer paying the transaction fee. When feeDelegation is true, the value is set to the feePayer field in the transaction. If omitted, myContract.options.feePayer will be used.
feeRatiostring(optional) The ratio of the transaction fee the fee payer will be burdened with. If feeDelegation is true and feeRatio is set to a valid value, a partial fee delegation transaction is used. The valid range of this is between 1 and 99. The ratio of 0, or 100 and above are not allowed. If omitted, myContract.options.feeRatio will be used.

NOTE feeDelegation, feePayer and feeRatio are supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Return Value

Promise returns PromiEvent

TypeDescription
PromiEventA promise combined event emitter. It will be resolved when the transaction receipt is available. The promise will be resolved with the new contract instance.

For PromiEvent, the following events are available:

  • transactionHash: It is fired right after the transaction is sent and a transaction hash is available. Its type is string.
  • receipt: It is fired when the transaction receipt is available. See caver.rpc.klay.getTransactionReceipt for more details. Its type is object.
  • error: It is fired if an error occurs during sending. On an out-of-gas error, the second parameter is the receipt. Its type is Error.

Example


// using the promise
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).send({from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'})
.then(function(receipt) {
// receipt can also be a new contract instance, when coming from a "contract.deploy({...}).send()"
})
// using the event emitter
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).send({from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'})
.on('transactionHash', function(hash) {
...
})
.on('receipt', function(receipt) {
console.log(receipt)
})
.on('error', console.error) // If there is an out-of-gas error, the second parameter is the receipt.
// receipt example
{
"transactionHash": "0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b",
"transactionIndex": 0,
"blockHash": "0xef95f2f1ed3ca60b048b4bf67cde2195961e0bba6f70bcbea9a2c4e133e34b46",
"blocknumber": 3,
"contractAddress": "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe",
"gasUsed": 30234,
"events": {
"eventName": {
returnValues: {
myIndexedParam: 20,
myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...',
myNonIndexParam: 'My string'
},
raw: {
data: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
topics: ['0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7', '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385']
},
event: 'eventName',
signature: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
logIndex: 0,
transactionIndex: 0,
transactionHash: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
blockHash: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
blocknumber: 1234,
address: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'
},
"MyOtherEvent": {
...
},
"MyMultipleEvent":[{...}, {...}] // If there are multiples of the same events, they will be in an array.
}
}
// Deploy the contract
> myContract.methods.constructor('0x{byte code}', 123).send({ from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe', gas: 1000000 })
> myContract.methods['constructor']('0x{byte code}', 123).send({ from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe', gas: 1000000 })

methods.methodName.sign


myContract.methods.methodName([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).sign(options)
myContract.methods['methodName']([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).sign(options)

Signs a smart contract transaction as a sender to deploy the smart contract or execute the function of the smart contract. It is recommended to use myContract.sign provided as a short-cut function.

If a smart contract is deployed, 'constructor' can be entered in the methodName, such as myContract.methods.constructor or myContract.methods['constructor'].

The transaction type used for this function depends on the options or the value defined in myContract.options. If you want to use a fee-delegated transaction through methods.methodName.sign, feeDelegation should be defined as true.

NOTE caver.wallet must contains keyring instances corresponding to from in options or myContract.options to make signatures.

NOTE methods.methodName.sign is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options used for creating a transaction. See the parameter table in methods.methodName.send for the details.

Return Value

Promise returning Transaction - The signed smart contract transaction.

Example


// Sign a SmartContractDeploy transaction
> myContract.methods.constructor(byteCode, 123).sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
SmartContractDeploy {
_type: 'TxTypeSmartContractDeploy',
_from: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [
SignatureData {
_v: '0x07f6',
_r: '0x26a05...',
_s: '0x3e3e4...'
}
],
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x3e9',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x2f6'
}
> myContract.methods['constructor'](byteCode, 123).sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy transaction
> myContract.methods.constructor(byteCode, 123).sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy',
_from: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x07f5', _r: '0xa74f7...', _s: '0x0991e...' } ],
_feePayer: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x3e9',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x2f6'
}
> myContract.methods['constructor'](byteCode, 123).sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
// Sign a SmartContractExecution transaction
> myContract.methods.methodName('0x...').sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
SmartContractExecution {
_type: 'TxTypeSmartContractExecution',
_from: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x07f5', _r: '0xafbf9...', _s: '0x10ea0...' } ],
_to: '0xbc6723431a57abcacc4016ae664ee778d313ca6e',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2d5600000000000000000000000060498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_chainId: '0x3e9',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x2f6'
}
> myContract.methods['methodName']('0x...').sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution transaction
> myContract.methods.methodName('0x...').sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution',
_from: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x07f6', _r: '0xdfc14...', _s: '0x38b9c...' } ],
_feePayer: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_to: '0xbc6723431a57abcacc4016ae664ee778d313ca6e',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2d5600000000000000000000000060498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_chainId: '0x3e9',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x2f6'
}
> myContract.methods['methodName']('0x...').sign({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)

methods.methodName.signAsFeePayer


myContract.methods.methodName([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).signAsFeePayer(options)
myContract.methods['methodName']([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).signAsFeePayer(options)

Signs a smart contract transaction as a fee payer to deploy the smart contract or execute the function of the smart contract. It is recommended to use myContract.signAsFeePayer provided as a short-cut function.

If a smart contract is deployed, 'constructor' can be entered in the methodName, such as myContract.methods.constructor or myContract.methods['constructor'].

The transaction type used for this function depends on the options or the value defined in myContract.options. The signAsFeePayer is a function that signs as a transaction fee payer, so feeDelegation field must be defined as true. Also, the address of the fee payer must be defined in the feePayer field.

NOTE caver.wallet must contains keyring instances corresponding to feePayer in options or myContract.options to make signatures.

NOTE methods.methodName.signAsFeePayer is supported since caver-js v1.6.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobjectThe options used for creating a transaction. See the parameter table in methods.methodName.send for the details.

Return Value

Promise returning Transaction - The signed smart contract transaction.

Example


// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy transaction
> myContract.methods.constructor(byteCode, 123).signAsFeePayer({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, feePayer: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
> FeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractDeploy',
_from: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feePayer: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x07f6', _r: '0x2c385...', _s: '0x7fa79...' } ],
_to: '0x',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x60806...',
_humanReadable: false,
_codeFormat: '0x0',
_chainId: '0x3e9',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x2f6'
}
> myContract.methods['constructor'](byteCode, 123).signAsFeePayer({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, feePayer: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
// Sign a FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution transaction
> myContract.methods.methodName(123).signAsFeePayer({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, feePayer: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)
> FeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution {
_type: 'TxTypeFeeDelegatedSmartContractExecution',
_from: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_gas: '0xf4240',
_signatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x01', _r: '0x', _s: '0x' } ],
_feePayer: '0x60498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_feePayerSignatures: [ SignatureData { _v: '0x07f6', _r: '0x793eb...', _s: '0x0f776...' } ],
_to: '0x294b2618f29714732cfc202d7be53bf5efee90dd',
_value: '0x0',
_input: '0x983b2d5600000000000000000000000060498fefbf1705a3db8d7bb5c80d5238956343e5',
_chainId: '0x3e9',
_gasPrice: '0x5d21dba00',
_nonce: '0x2f6'
}
> myContract.methods['methodName'](123).signAsFeePayer({ from: '0x{address in hex}', feeDelegation: true, feePayer: '0x{address in hex}', gas: 1000000 }).then(console.log)

methods.methodName.estimateGas


myContract.methods.methodName([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]).estimateGas(options [, callback])

Will estimate the gas that a method execution will take when executed in the kaia Virtual Machine. The estimation can differ from the actual gas used when later sending a transaction, as the state of the smart contract can be different at that time.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobject(optional) The options used for calling. See the table below for the details.
callbackfunction(optional) This callback will be fired with the result of the gas estimation as the second argument, or with an error object as the first argument.

The options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
fromstring(optional) The address from which calling the contract method should be made.
gasnumber(optional) The maximum gas provided for this call (gas limit). Setting a specific value helps to detect out of gas errors. If all gas is used, it will return the same number.
valuenumber | string | BN | Bignumber(optional) The value in peb that would be transferred to the address of the smart contract if the transaction for executing this contract function was sent to kaia.

Return Value

Promise returns number

TypeDescription
numberThe used gas for the simulated call/transaction.

Example


> myContract.methods.methodName(123).estimateGas({from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'})
.then(function(gasAmount) {
...
})
.catch(function(error) {
...
})

methods.methodName.encodeABI


myContract.methods.methodName([param1 [, param2[, ...]]]).encodeABI()

Encodes the ABI for this method. This can be used to send a transaction or call a method, or pass it into another smart contract method as arguments.

Parameters

Parameters of any method that belongs to this smart contract, defined in the JSON interface.

Return Value

TypeDescription
stringThe encoded ABI byte code to send via a transaction or call.

Example


> myContract.methods.methodName(123).encodeABI()
'0x58cf5f1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007B'

myContract.once


myContract.once(event [, options], callback)

Subscribes to an event and unsubscribes immediately after the first event or error. Will only fire for a single event.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
eventstringThe name of the event in the contract, or allEvents to get all events.
optionsobject(optional) The options used for subscription. See the table below for the details.
callbackfunctionThis callback will be fired for the first event as the second argument, or an error as the first argument. See myContract.getPastEvents for details about the event structure.

The options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
filterobject(optional) Lets you filter events by indexed parameters, e.g., {filter: {mynumber: [12,13]}} means all events where "mynumber" is 12 or 13.
topicsArray(optional) This allows you to manually set the topics for the event filter. Given the filter property and event signature, topic[0] would not be set automatically.

Return Value

Promise returns object - An event object. For more detail about event object, please refer to myContract.getPastEvents.

Example


> myContract.once('eventName', {
filter: {myIndexedParam: [20,23], myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...'}, // Using an array means OR: e.g. 20 or 23
}, function(error, event) { console.log(event) })
// event output example
{
returnValues: {
myIndexedParam: 20,
myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...',
myNonIndexParam: 'My string'
},
raw: {
data: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
topics: ['0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7', '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385']
},
event: 'eventName',
signature: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
logIndex: 0,
transactionIndex: 0,
transactionHash: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
blockHash: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
blocknumber: 1234,
address: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'
}

myContract.subscribe


myContract.subscribe(event [, options], callback)

Subscribes to an event. This function works same as myContract.events.eventName.

You can unsubscribe an event by calling the unsubscribe function of the subscription object returned by the subscribe function.

NOTE myContract.subscribe is supported since caver-js v1.9.1-rc.1.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
eventstringThe name of the event in the contract, or allEvents to get all events.
optionsobject(optional) The options used for subscription. See the table below for the details.
callbackfunctionThis callback will be fired for the first event as the second argument, or an error as the first argument. See myContract.getPastEvents for details about the event structure.

The options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
filterobject(optional) Lets you filter events by indexed parameters, e.g., {filter: {mynumber: [12,13]}} means all events where "mynumber" is 12 or 13.
topicsArray(optional) This allows you to manually set the topics for the event filter. Given the filter property and event signature, topic[0] would not be set automatically.

Return Value

Promise returns object - An event object. For more detail about event object, please refer to myContract.getPastEvents.

Example


> const subscription = myContract.subscribe('eventName', {
filter: {myIndexedParam: [20,23], myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...'}, // Using an array means OR: e.g. 20 or 23
}, function(error, event) { console.log(event) })
{
returnValues: {
myIndexedParam: 20,
myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...',
myNonIndexParam: 'My string'
},
raw: {
data: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
topics: ['0xfd43a...', '0x7f9fa...']
},
event: 'eventName',
signature: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
logIndex: 0,
transactionIndex: 0,
transactionHash: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
blockHash: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
blocknumber: 1234,
address: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'
}
> subscription.unsubscribe() // unsubscribe the event

myContract.events


myContract.events.eventName([options][, callback])

Subscribes to an event.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionsobject(optional) The options used for subscription. See the table below for the details.
callbackfunction(optional) This callback will be fired for each event as the second argument, or an error as the first argument.

The options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
filterobject(optional) Lets you filter events by indexed parameters, e.g., {filter: {mynumber: [12,13]}} means all events where "mynumber" is 12 or 13.
fromBlocknumber(optional) The block number from which to get events.
topicsArray(optional) This allows you to manually set the topics for the event filter. Given the filter property and event signature, topic[0] would not be set automatically.

Return Value

EventEmitter: The event emitter has the following events:

NameTypeDescription
dataobjectFires on each incoming event with the event object as an argument.
connectedstringFires once after the subscription successfully connected. It returns the subscription ID.
errorobjectFires when an error in the subscription occurs.

NOTE connected is available with caver-js v1.5.7.

The structure of the returned event object looks as follows:

NameTypeDescription
eventstringThe event name.
signaturestring | nullThe event signature, null if it is an anonymous event.
addressstringAddress which from this event originated.
returnValuesobjectThe return values coming from the event, e.g., {myVar: 1, myVar2: '0x234...'}.
logIndexnumberInteger of the event index position in the block.
transactionIndexnumberInteger of the transaction's index position where the event was created.
transactionHash32-byte stringHash of the transaction this event was created in. null when it is still pending.
blockHash32-byte stringHash of the block this event was created in. null when it is still pending.
blocknumbernumberThe block number this log was created in. null when still pending.
raw.datastringThe data containing non-indexed log parameter.
raw.topicsArrayAn array with a maximum of four 32-byte topics, and topic 1-3 contains indexed parameters of the event.
idstringA log identifier. It is made through concatenating "log_" string with keccak256(blockHash + transactionHash + logIndex).substr(0, 8)

Example


> myContract.events.eventName({
filter: {myIndexedParam: [20,23], myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...'}, // Using an array means OR: e.g. 20 or 23
fromBlock: 0
}, function(error, event) { console.log(event) })
.on('connected', function(subscriptionId){
console.log(subscriptionId)
})
.on('data', function(event){
console.log(event) // same results as the optional callback above
})
.on('error', console.error)
// event output example
{
returnValues: {
myIndexedParam: 20,
myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...',
myNonIndexParam: 'My string'
},
raw: {
data: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
topics: ['0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7', '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385']
},
event: 'eventName',
signature: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
logIndex: 0,
transactionIndex: 0,
transactionHash: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
blockHash: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
blocknumber: 1234,
address: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe',
id: 'log_41d221bc',
}

events.allEvents


myContract.events.allEvents([options] [, callback])

Same as myContract.events but receives all events from this smart contract. Optionally, the filter property can filter those events.

getPastEvents


myContract.getPastEvents(event [, options] [, callback])

Gets past events for this contract.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
eventstringThe name of the event in the contract, or "allEvents" to get all events.
optionsobject(optional) The options used for subscription. See the table below for the details.
callbackfunction(optional) This callback will be fired with an array of event logs as the second argument, or an error as the first argument.

To options object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
filterobject(optional) Lets you filter events by indexed parameters, e.g., {filter: {mynumber: [12,13]}} means all events where "mynumber" is 12 or 13.
fromBlocknumber(optional) The block number from which to get events.
toBlocknumber(optional) The block number to get events up to (defaults to "latest").
topicsArray(optional) This allows manually setting the topics for the event filter. Given the filter property and event signature, topic[0] would not be set automatically.

Return Value

Promise returns Array - An array with the past event objects, matching the given event name and filter.

An event object can contain the following:

NameTypeDescription
eventstringThe event name.
signaturestring | nullThe event signature, null if it’s an anonymous event.
addressstringAddress this event originated from.
returnValuesobjectThe return values coming from the event, e.g. {myVar: 1, myVar2: '0x234...'}.
logIndexnumberThe event index position in the block.
transactionIndexnumberThe transaction’s index position the event was created in.
transactionHashstringThe hash of the transaction this event was created in.
blockHashstringThe hash of the block this event was created in. null when it’s still pending.
blockNumbernumberThe block number this log was created in. null when still pending.
rawobjectAn object defines data and topic. raw.data containing non-indexed log parameter. raw.topic is an array with a maximum of four 32 Byte topics, and topic 1-3 contains indexed parameters of the event.

Example


> myContract.getPastEvents('eventName', {
filter: {myIndexedParam: [20,23], myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...'}, // Using an array means OR: e.g. 20 or 23
fromBlock: 0,
toBlock: 'latest'
}, function(error, events) { console.log(events) })
.then(function(events) {
console.log(events) // same results as the optional callback above
})
[{
returnValues: {
myIndexedParam: 20,
myOtherIndexedParam: '0x123456789...',
myNonIndexParam: 'My string'
},
raw: {
data: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
topics: ['0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7', '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385']
},
event: 'eventName',
signature: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
logIndex: 0,
transactionIndex: 0,
transactionHash: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
blockHash: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
blocknumber: 1234,
address: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'
},{
...
}]