When a contract transfers ether to an address, who pays the gas?

Question

For example:

function withdrawRefund(){
    uint refund = refunds[msg.sender];
    refunds[msg.sender] = 0;

    msg.sender.transfer(refund);
}

The sender pays the gas for the contract state change. But who pays the gas for the ether transfer, the sender or the contract?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '17 at 00:22

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All the fees of a transaction (including the internal transactions it triggers) is paid by the transaction sender.

answered Jul 01 '17 at 00:22

jeff

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@aasafmo. Meaning, the gas is paid by the individual claiming the refund. – Rob Hitchens Jul 01 '17 at 00:48
Thanks! So is there any scenario that the contract pays gas? because always the sender is not the contact. – assafmo Jul 01 '17 at 07:22
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@assafmo that is being discussed here. However, the answer is no, currently it's not possible. – jeff Jul 01 '17 at 07:34

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