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Questions tagged [calldata]

Questions about the "data" part in a transaction, which can be accessed by "msg.data". web3.eth.getTransaction calls this field "input".

Questions about the "data" part in a transaction, which can be accessed by "msg.data". web3.eth.getTransaction calls this field "input".

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Call Type Explained

I have yet to come across a well explained definition of all the call types in one place. * One of call * Callcode * Delegatecall * Staticcall Would be very grateful if someone could explain the intricacies of the differences.
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Call Arguments? and Explicit call?

I am trying to understand the arguments of the built-in Solidity's (or EVM's: I am not sure) call function. I know it has 4 arguments. I am trying to understand the call function at: Syntax Error in Program The implicit call method in the above link…
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How do I construct/get the calldata of a mere call that a web3 client produces?

I have the methodID, I have the "to"... what else do I need? How is it generated by the packages/clients, and how does it get broadcasted? I seem to find myself in a layer-hell where nobody really knows what's being called beneath, and it's…
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