Balances

Getting Contract Balance

Access your contract's balance using self.balance within contract methods:

class Contract(gl.Contract):
    @gl.public.view
    def get_balance(self):
        return self.balance  # Shows contract's current balance

Getting Another Contract's Balance

Get any contract's balance by address:

other_contract = gl.get_contract_at(contract_address)
print(other_contract.balance)

Transferring Funds

Transfer funds from sender to current contract:

other_contract = gl.get_contract_at(gl.message.sender_address)
other_contract.emit_transfer(value=u256(5))
other_contract.emit(value=u256(5), on='finalized').transfer(Address("0x..."))

Balance Context

Balance behavior depends on execution context:

• In write methods: self.balance reflects actual contract balance after state changes
• In view methods: Balance shows current state without modifications
• Transfers can only occur in write context