Confusion when creating an Ethereum contract: I’m not sure when my contract was deployed
As a user of the popular Ethereum blockchain, I recently found myself in a difficult situation. After deploying a new contract to Fuji Testnet about 3 hours ago, I made a critical error that left me perplexed. The address associated with my newly created contract is: 0xDb3F493F9D4CdaaDA08E30957c59a0e01CfB2af0.
My problem is that I received an expected record of transactions and events from Snowtrace, a popular decentralized analytics platform. The expected result was:
“Expecting to see: [insert list of expected records].”
However, when reviewing the deployed status of my contract on Fuji Testnet, I noticed something wrong. The contract deployment state does not match the expected Snowtrace records.
This made me wonder if I inadvertently created a broken contract or if I made a critical error during deployment. I tried to fix the problem, but I am still confused.
A Closer Look at My Contract
To better understand what went wrong, I decided to take a closer look at the deployment state of my contract. When I reviewed the code and bytecode of the contract, I noticed that I made a mistake in the “address” field of the contract constructor function.
According to the Ethereum documentation, the address field should be set to the default network or test address. However, in my case, I accidentally set it to a non-existent address on Fuji Testnet.
Message from the Snowtrace Community
I have reached out to the Snowtrace community and asked for assistance in resolving this issue. One of their team experts offered some valuable advice:
“We’re sorry to hear that you’re having trouble deploying your contract.” Make sure to check the code of your contract’s constructor function, especially the “address” field. Also, make sure to confirm the address in your contract using Snowtrace or other trusted sources.”
Next Steps
To resolve this issue, I plan to take the following steps:
- Re-review my contract’s deployment status and verify that all fields are set correctly.
- Contact Snowtrace for further assistance and guidance on troubleshooting the issue.
- Update my contract code and deploy it once again to make sure everything is correct.
I hope this article has shed some light on the confusion surrounding creating and deploying an Ethereum contract. If you have experience implementing contracts or troubleshooting issues, please feel free to share your knowledge in the comments below.