Web3.js: web3.eth.contract is not a function

Created on 16 Aug 2017  路  5Comments  路  Source: ChainSafe/web3.js

Getting this when I am using 1.0.0-beta.18

during
var contract = web3.eth.contract(ABI).at(contractAddress);

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The API changed. This would work:

var contract = new web3.eth.Contract(abi, contractAddress)

Refer to the docs: http://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/1.0/web3-eth-contract.html#new-contract

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The API changed. This would work:

var contract = new web3.eth.Contract(abi, contractAddress)

Refer to the docs: http://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/1.0/web3-eth-contract.html#new-contract

onbjerg picture onbjerg on 16 Aug 2017
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If the API changed, then why are the tests still using it in tests?

https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/blob/62dd77c7f43522eb568a001cf4c4df726f8efa69/test/web3.eth.contract.js#L29

mbrooks picture mbrooks on 20 Aug 2017

@mbrooks You're on the wrong branch 馃槉

onbjerg picture onbjerg on 22 Aug 2017

Its "C" now instead of "c"

SidhMj picture SidhMj on 25 Aug 2017

but how can call contract method in web3 beta version always show error unknown account

not work unlock account here any solutions

lakshmankashyap picture lakshmankashyap on 6 Mar 2018
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