fallback
is a function that does not take any arguments and does not return anything.
It is executed either when
- a function that does not exist is called or
- Ether is sent directly to a contract but
receive()
does not exist ormsg.data
is not empty
fallback
has a 2300 gas limit when called by transfer
or send
.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
contract Fallback {
event Log(uint gas);
// Fallback function must be declared as external.
fallback() external payable {
// send / transfer (forwards 2300 gas to this fallback function)
// call (forwards all of the gas)
emit Log(gasleft());
}
// Helper function to check the balance of this contract
function getBalance() public view returns (uint) {
return address(this).balance;
}
}
contract SendToFallback {
function transferToFallback(address payable _to) public payable {
_to.transfer(msg.value);
}
function callFallback(address payable _to) public payable {
(bool sent, ) = _to.call{value: msg.value}("");
require(sent, "Failed to send Ether");
}
}