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address balance
Learn address balance in Solidity through a focused explanation, a dedicated construct-specific example, an engineering boundary, and a mastery check.
address balance is an atomic Solidity topic inside Ether & Calls. This lesson focuses on how the address balance construct is written, what it changes, and when it is the right tool.
Trace the example line by line. Identify the exact syntax for address balance, 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
contract C { function balanceOf(address a) external view returns(uint){ return a.balance; } }
For address balance, 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.