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revert

Learn revert in Solidity through a focused explanation, a dedicated construct-specific example, an engineering boundary, and a mastery check.

10 min read • Intermediate

revert is an atomic Solidity topic inside Control & Errors. This lesson focuses on how the revert construct is written, what it changes, and when it is the right tool.

Trace the example line by line. Identify the exact syntax for revert, the input state before it runs, and the resulting value, control flow, database state, hardware behavior, or runtime effect afterward. Neighboring lessons use different constructs rather than renamed copies of this one.

Topic-specific example

solidity-04-05-revert.sol
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contract C { error TooLarge(uint amount); function check(uint n) external pure { if(n>100) revert TooLarge(n); } }
Edge case / engineering note

For revert, test the boundary that belongs to this exact feature rather than a generic failure case. Check invalid or empty input, NULL/unknown state, numeric limits, transaction or exception behavior, synthesis/runtime constraints, ownership/permission rules, or backtracking/control-flow effects where they apply.

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