pragma experimental SMTChecker; contract C { function abiEncodeStringLiteral() public pure { bytes memory b1 = abi.encode(""); bytes memory b2 = abi.encode(""); // should hold, but currently fails due to string literal abstraction assert(b1.length == b2.length); bytes memory b3 = abi.encode(bytes("")); assert(b1.length == b3.length); // should fail bytes memory b4 = abi.encode(bytes24("")); // should hold, but currently fails due to string literal abstraction assert(b1.length == b4.length); bytes memory b5 = abi.encode(string("")); assert(b1.length == b5.length); // should fail } } // ---- // Warning 1218: (240-270): CHC: Error trying to invoke SMT solver. // Warning 6328: (240-270): CHC: Assertion violation might happen here. // Warning 1218: (318-348): CHC: Error trying to invoke SMT solver. // Warning 6328: (318-348): CHC: Assertion violation might happen here. // Warning 1218: (485-515): CHC: Error trying to invoke SMT solver. // Warning 6328: (485-515): CHC: Assertion violation might happen here. // Warning 1218: (564-594): CHC: Error trying to invoke SMT solver. // Warning 6328: (564-594): CHC: Assertion violation might happen here. // Warning 4661: (240-270): BMC: Assertion violation happens here. // Warning 4661: (318-348): BMC: Assertion violation happens here. // Warning 4661: (485-515): BMC: Assertion violation happens here. // Warning 4661: (564-594): BMC: Assertion violation happens here.