Executes a new message call immediately without creating a transaction on the block chain.
Parameters
Object
[required]- The transaction call object
from
: DATA
, 20 Bytes - (optional) The address the transaction is sent from.
to
: DATA
, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is directed to.
gas
: QUANTITY
- (optional) Integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution. eth_call consumes zero gas, but this parameter may be needed by some executions.
gasPrice
: QUANTITY
- (optional) Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas
value
: QUANTITY
- (optional) Integer of the value sent with this transaction
data
: DATA
- (optional) Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For details see Ethereum Contract ABI
QUANTITY|TAG
- integer block number, or the string "latest"
, "earliest"
or "pending"
, see the default block parameter
Returns
DATA
- the return value of executed contract.Successful Operation