getAddress function is not callable

[mariogutval]

Ethers Version

6.6.0

Search Terms

getAddress

Describe the Problem

I faced this issue when I created an instance of AaveLendingPoolAddressProvider contract and tried to call the getAddress function, whose signature is getAddress(bytes32). Apparently, the function call is being ignored and the returned result corresponds to the async getAddress() method included in the BaseContract type.

It's interesting that when I remove the argument on the contract call, it requires me to add an argument, but when I change the type of the argument to, for example, ethers.Typed.int24, no warning/error is displayed.

I tried all the approaches you can see in the code snippet, but the result was same.

Code Snippet

const protocolDataProvider1 = await lendingPoolAddressProvider.getAddress(
  "0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
);

const protocolDataProvider2 = await addressProvider.getAddress(
  ethers.Typed.bytes32(
    "0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
  )
);

const protocolDataProvider3 = await lendingPoolAddressProvider["getAddress"](
  "0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
);

const protocolDataProvider4 = await addressProvider["getAddress"](
  ethers.Typed.bytes32(
    "0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
  )
);

Contract ABI

No response

Errors

No response

Environment

Hardhat

Environment (Other)

No response

[eladiosch]

I've encountered the same problem. A workaround to get the desired result is to call the function like this:

const protocolDataProvider1 = await (addressesProvider.getFunction("getAddress"))(yourId)

[mariogutval]

I've encountered the same problem. A workaround to get the desired result is to call the function like this:

const protocolDataProvider1 = await (addressesProvider.getFunction("getAddress"))(yourId)

It worked! Thank you!

I will still leave this issue open because I think it's something that needs to be fixed.

[eladiosch]

Agreed

[voltrevo]

Ran into this issue on eth-infinitism/account-abstraction:
eth-infinitism/account-abstraction#323

[nickshatilo]

Hey, also encountered this issue. Any updates on this?

[Siponek]

When trying to get address of the signer it returns an error saying that it is private field. How are you able to create apps without it?
await this.signer.getAddress()
The workaround that @eladiosch posted doesn't work for me. I cannot get the getFunction() fucntion on an object 😿

[eladiosch]

For a signer, you should be able to just do this.signer.address, the issue is with contracts

[ricmoo]

A Signer should also have a getAddress() async function; what is the error you are getting?

But the OP was about contracts, I which is unrelated.

[Siponek]

Hey,

@ricmoo Sorry, you are right this is unrelated. Since I am a noob regarding daps, I didn't know about .address property and I couldn't find the easy way through docs. I switched to web3js in the end.

The error was that the getAddress() is trying to access private field, which I found weird since it is referenced down the classes. I am using Metamask with chrome for that. If I will find the time, I will rollback to check the exact error.

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@eladiosch You are right, thanks

[jaa2]

I spent a very long time trying to debug a problem today (the case of the perpetually empty storage slot) only to find this was the cause. It is unfortunate that the type of the internal getAddress is exactly the same as a contract's getAddress function, TypeScript compiled correctly, and no errors are thrown even when arguments are passed to getAddress. I suggest ensuring the argument length is zero.