contract C { function enc_packed_bytes(bytes calldata data, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encodePacked(data[start:end]); } function enc_packed_bytes_reference(bytes calldata data, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encodePacked(bytes(data[start:end])); } function enc_bytes(bytes calldata data, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encode(data[start:end]); } function enc_bytes_reference(bytes calldata data, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encode(bytes(data[start:end])); } function enc_uint256(uint256[] calldata x, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encode(x[start:end]); } function enc_uint256_reference(uint256[] calldata x, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encode(x[start:end]); } function enc_packed_uint256(uint256[] calldata x, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encodePacked(x[start:end]); } function enc_packed_uint256_reference(uint256[] calldata x, uint256 start, uint256 end) external returns (bytes memory) { return abi.encodePacked(x[start:end]); } function compare(bytes memory x, bytes memory y) internal { assert(x.length == y.length); for (uint i = 0; i < x.length; ++i) assert(x[i] == y[i]); } function test_bytes() public { bytes memory test = new bytes(3); test[0] = 0x41; test[1] = 0x42; test[2] = 0x42; for (uint i = 0; i < test.length; i++) for (uint j = i; j <= test.length; j++) { compare(this.enc_packed_bytes(test, i, j), this.enc_packed_bytes_reference(test, i, j)); compare(this.enc_bytes(test, i, j), this.enc_bytes_reference(test, i, j)); } } function test_uint256() public { uint256[] memory test = new uint256[](3); test[0] = 0x41; test[1] = 0x42; test[2] = 0x42; for (uint i = 0; i < test.length; i++) for (uint j = i; j <= test.length; j++) { compare(this.enc_packed_uint256(test, i, j), this.enc_packed_uint256_reference(test, i, j)); compare(this.enc_uint256(test, i, j), this.enc_uint256_reference(test, i, j)); } } } // ==== // EVMVersion: >homestead // ---- // test_bytes() -> // gas irOptimized: 367365 // gas legacy: 416585 // gas legacyOptimized: 322043 // test_uint256() -> // gas irOptimized: 515982 // gas legacy: 583100 // gas legacyOptimized: 444161