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ContractExecutionFailedError

Represents an error that occurs when the execution of a smart contract fails.

This error is typically encountered when a smart contract’s execution reverts or encounters an exception during its operation. It can be due to various reasons such as failing assertions, out-of-gas errors, or other contract-specific logic failures.

The error code -32004 is a non-standard extension used by some Ethereum clients to indicate a contract execution failure.

Example

try {
  const result = await client.call({
    to: '0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e',
    data: '0x...' // encoded function call
  })
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof ContractExecutionFailedError) {
    console.error('Contract execution failed:', error.message);
    console.log('Check the contract logic or input parameters');
  }
}

Param

A human-readable error message.

Param

Additional parameters for the BaseError.

Extends

Constructors

new ContractExecutionFailedError()

new ContractExecutionFailedError(message, args?, tag?): ContractExecutionFailedError

Constructs a ContractExecutionFailedError.

Parameters

• message: string

Human-readable error message.

• args?: ContractExecutionFailedErrorParameters = {}

Additional parameters for the BaseError.

• tag?: string = 'ContractExecutionFailed'

The tag for the error.

Returns

ContractExecutionFailedError

Overrides

BaseError.constructor

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/ContractExecutionFailedError.js:62

Properties

_tag

_tag: string

Same as name, used internally.

Inherited from

BaseError._tag

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/ContractExecutionFailedError.js:75

cause

cause: any

Inherited from

BaseError.cause

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:114

code

code: number

Inherited from

BaseError.code

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:112

details

details: string

Inherited from

BaseError.details

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:91

docsPath

docsPath: undefined | string

Path to the documentation for this error.

Inherited from

BaseError.docsPath

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:96

message

message: string

Human-readable error message.

Inherited from

BaseError.message

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/typescript@5.6.2/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.es5.d.ts:1077

metaMessages

metaMessages: undefined | string[]

Additional meta messages for more context.

Inherited from

BaseError.metaMessages

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:100

name

name: string

The name of the error, used to discriminate errors.

Inherited from

BaseError.name

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/ContractExecutionFailedError.js:74

shortMessage

shortMessage: string

Inherited from

BaseError.shortMessage

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:104

stack?

optional stack: string

Inherited from

BaseError.stack

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/typescript@5.6.2/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.es5.d.ts:1078

version

version: string

Inherited from

BaseError.version

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:108

code

static code: number = -32004

Error code (-32004), a non-standard extension for this specific error.

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/ContractExecutionFailedError.js:53

prepareStackTrace()?

static optional prepareStackTrace: (err, stackTraces) => any

Optional override for formatting stack traces

Parameters

• err: Error

• stackTraces: CallSite[]

Returns

any

See

https://v8.dev/docs/stack-trace-api#customizing-stack-traces

Inherited from

BaseError.prepareStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@22.7.3/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:143

stackTraceLimit

static stackTraceLimit: number

Inherited from

BaseError.stackTraceLimit

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@22.7.3/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:145

Methods

walk()

walk(fn?): unknown

Walks through the error chain.

Parameters

• fn?: Function

A function to execute on each error in the chain.

Returns

unknown

The first error that matches the function, or the original error.

Inherited from

BaseError.walk

Defined in

packages/errors/src/ethereum/BaseError.js:137

captureStackTrace()

captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt)

static captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt?): void

Create .stack property on a target object

Parameters

• targetObject: object

• constructorOpt?: Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

BaseError.captureStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@22.7.3/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:136

captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt)

static captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt?): void

Create .stack property on a target object

Parameters

• targetObject: object

• constructorOpt?: Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

BaseError.captureStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/bun-types@1.1.29/node_modules/bun-types/globals.d.ts:1630

captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt)

static captureStackTrace(targetObject, constructorOpt?): void

Create .stack property on a target object

Parameters

• targetObject: object

• constructorOpt?: Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

BaseError.captureStackTrace

Defined in

node_modules/.pnpm/@types+node@20.12.14/node_modules/@types/node/globals.d.ts:21