Solidity REPL
Encoding & crypto

Type-safe ABI call encoding

Encode function calldata with compile-time argument type checking.

Solidity 0.8.36REPL mode

Why use this example

Use this pattern when you need to check the exact bytes, selector, hash, or decoded values that Solidity will produce. The entry isolates type-safe abi call encoding so its input, result, and state changes stay easy to compare.

Solidity to run

interface ITransfer {
  function transfer(address recipient, uint256 amount) external returns (bool);
}
bytes memory callData = abi.encodeCall(ITransfer.transfer, (address(0xBEEF), 42))
callData

Official Solidity reference

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ABI encoding functions

What to expect

abi.encodeCall produces transfer calldata with a checked address and uint256 argument tuple.

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