Attempting to encode string that is too long for variable gives back error message

[corpetty]

I tried encoding a 64-length UTF-8 string using ethereum.abi.ContractTranslator.encode() to a function requiring a bytes32 variable, and recieved the error message "string must be utf8 encoded" instead of anything regarding length.

Type length error checking would save many people time when debugging what they're trying to encode with.

[corpetty]

I changed the smart contract variable to be a larger size to accomodate the length of the variable I was trying to pass to it. The problem I submitted what that the error message gave was about encoding but the underlying problem was length. It seems as though you might not have the proper encoding for your string, so you might want to try adding a `.encode(‘utf-8’)` to the end of your string to see if that is an issue. Corey On January 13, 2018 at 5:52:47 PM, Guillermo Cruz (notifications@github.com) wrote: Hi @corpetty <https://github.com/corpetty> , how did you solve your problem?. I'm also trying to encode a function call like this. v, r, s = ecsign(web3.toBytes(hexstr=hash),web3.toBytes(hexstr=pkey)) After I calculate the signature I'm encoding it like so encode_hex(encode_int32(r)) encode_hex(encode_int32(s)) But when I try to encode it with translator.encode I get the "string must be utf8 encoded" error. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#852 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACWJ8ch_BaWQetYFchgBszKgGWNjQ-5Kks5tKTO-gaJpZM4RYEvR> .