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msg.value non-payable function#

Name: msg-value-nonpayable-function

Reports uses of msg.value in functions that are never called from a payable function. The value of msg.value is always zero in such functions.

Example#

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pragma solidity ^0.8;

contract C {
    function f() public {
        g();
    }

    function g() private {
        require(msg.value > 0); // (1)!
        // ...
    }
}
  1. The function g is never called from a payable function in this example. The value of msg.value will always be zero.

Parameters#

The detector does not accept any additional parameters.