This set of instructions is related to retrieving various attributes associated with a block. These opcodes are available in the range of 0x40 to 0x45:
|
Mnemonic |
Value |
POP |
PUSH |
Gas |
Description |
|
BLOCKHASH |
0x40 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
Gets the hash of one of the 256 most recently completed blocks |
|
COINBASE |
0x41 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Retrieves the address of the beneficiary set in the block |
|
TIMESTAMP |
0x42 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Retrieves the timestamp set in the blocks |
|
NUMBER |
0x43 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Gets the block's number |
|
DIFFICULTY |
0x44 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Retrieves the block difficulty |
|
GASLIMIT |
0x45 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Gets the gas limit value of the block |
