
Ethereum Revert Data Explained: Error Strings, Panic Codes, and Custom Errors
Learn how Ethereum revert data is encoded, how Solidity Error, Panic, and custom errors differ, and why selectors alone are not trustworthy.

Learn how Ethereum revert data is encoded, how Solidity Error, Panic, and custom errors differ, and why selectors alone are not trustworthy.

Compare Solidity abi.encode and abi.encodePacked, see why packed dynamic values can collide, and choose safer encoding for hashes and contract calls.

Learn how Ethereum calldata encodes function selectors and arguments, how explorers decode it, and what to verify before signing a contract transaction.