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diff --git a/docs/abi-spec.rst b/docs/abi-spec.rst index 2c206dad..0f4a16b6 100644 --- a/docs/abi-spec.rst +++ b/docs/abi-spec.rst @@ -590,6 +590,17 @@ would result in the JSON: .. _abi_packed_mode: +Strict Encoding Mode +==================== + +Strict encoding mode is the mode that leads to exactly the same encoding as defined in the formal specification above. +This means offsets have to be as small as possible while still not creating overlaps in the data areas and thus no gaps are +allowed. + +Usually, ABI decoders are written in a straigthforward way just following offset pointers, but some decoders +might enforce strict mode. The Solidity ABI decoder currently does not enforce strict mode, but the encoder +always creates data in strict mode. + Non-standard Packed Mode ======================== |