Type Definition ink_primitives::Key

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pub type Key = u32;
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A key into the smart contract storage.

Note

  • The storage of an ink! smart contract can be viewed as a key-value store.
  • In order to manipulate its storage an ink! smart contract is required to indicate the respective cells using this primitive type.
  • The Key type can be compared to a raw pointer and also allows operations similar to pointer arithmetic.