ExperimentalInternetComputer
Low-level interface to the Internet Computer.
WARNING: This low-level API is experimental and likely to change or even disappear.
call
let call : (canister : Principal, name : Text, data : Blob) -> async (reply : Blob)
Calls canister
's update or query function, name
, with the binary contents of data
as IC argument.
Returns the response to the call, an IC reply or reject, as a Motoko future:
-
The message data of an IC reply determines the binary contents of
reply
. -
The error code and textual message data of an IC reject determines the future’s
Error
value.
Note: call
is an asynchronous function and can only be applied in an asynchronous context.