James Bachini

Solidity Tips

  • Ownable Contracts | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Ownable Contracts | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Ownable contracts in Solidity are used to implement access control for certain functions. The idea is that only the contract owner, who is typically the deployer of the contract, can execute these protected functions. To do this we will first import the OpenZeppelin library Inside our contract we can then add the onlyOwner modifier to […]

  • Payable Transfers | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Payable Transfers | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Payable transfers are one of a number of ways to send ether from a Solidity smart contract to an external address. In this next example we create a fallback function so that any user can send this contract ether and it will get split between the different addresses. Full code at: https://github.com/jamesbachini/Solidity-Snippets/blob/main/contracts/PaymentDivider.sol Payable fails if […]

  • Solidity Interface | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Solidity Interface | Solidity Tips & Examples

    A Solidity interface is code that provides a set of function declarations without any implementation details. Interfaces are used to interact with 3rd party contracts or external systems by defining a common set of functions that both parties agree to implement. Interfaces are used to define a contract’s external-facing functions, which is the only part […]

  • OpenZeppelin Libraries | Solidity Tips & Examples

    OpenZeppelin Libraries | Solidity Tips & Examples

    OpenZeppelin libraries are popular for building secure smart contracts on top of pre-audited code in Solidity. The framework includes a number of reusable smart contract components, such as token contracts, access control contracts, and math libraries. In this article we will explore the various Libraries available within the OpenZeppelin framework to give you a tool […]

  • Arrays in Solidity | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Arrays in Solidity | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Arrays are a fundamental data structure in programming, and Solidity is no exception. In Solidity, there are several types of arrays available, including dynamic arrays, fixed-size arrays, and multi-dimensional arrays. Dynamic Arrays Dynamic arrays are the most common type of array in Solidity. These are arrays whose length can be changed during runtime. To declare […]

  • Get Contract Balance | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Get Contract Balance | Solidity Tips & Examples

    To get the contract balance in solidity there are a few different methods depending on if you want the Ether balance or an ERC20 token balance. Contract Balance Eth You can use the address type’s balance property to get the balance of any address, including the contract’s own address. The this value is used to […]

  • Mapping in Solidity | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Mapping in Solidity | Solidity Tips & Examples

    This article explores how mapping in Solidity is used to for storing key->value pairs, where the keys are of a specific data type and the values can be of any data type. Mappings are declared using the mapping keyword, followed by the key data type in parentheses and the value data type after the parentheses. […]

  • ERC721 vs ERC1155 | Solidity Tips & Examples

    ERC721 vs ERC1155 | Solidity Tips & Examples

    Today we will discuss the differences between ERC721 vs ERC1155 smart contracts and the use cases where each is best suited. These are the two most popular types of smart contracts used for the creation of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). ERC721 Smart Contract ERC721 is the original standard interface for creating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the […]