pragma abicoder v2; contract C { mapping (uint => uint8[][]) m; uint8[][] s; constructor() { s = new uint8[][](2); s[0] = new uint8[](2); s[0][0] = 10; s[0][1] = 11; s[1] = new uint8[](3); s[1][0] = 12; s[1][1] = 13; s[1][2] = 14; } function from_storage() public returns (uint8[][] memory) { m[0] = s; return m[0]; } function from_storage_ptr() public returns (uint8[][] memory) { uint8[][] storage sPtr = s; m[0] = sPtr; return m[0]; } function from_memory() public returns (uint8[][] memory) { uint8[][] memory a = s; m[0] = a; return m[0]; } } // ---- // from_storage() -> 0x20, 2, 0x40, 0xa0, 2, 10, 11, 3, 12, 13, 14 // gas irOptimized: 147913 // gas legacy: 148965 // gas legacyOptimized: 146935 // from_storage_ptr() -> 0x20, 2, 0x40, 0xa0, 2, 10, 11, 3, 12, 13, 14 // from_memory() -> 0x20, 2, 0x40, 0xa0, 2, 10, 11, 3, 12, 13, 14