Opcodes · introspection · enabled

OP_INPUTBYTECODE (0xca)

Pushes the unlocking bytecode of input i. Fails if the index is out of range.

Verified
Stack in → out
i → bytecode
Since
May 2022: native introspection and 64-bit math
Cost
Base instruction cost 100 plus the byte length of the pushed result (2025 VM limits).
Bitcoin status
Not in Bitcoin (BTC)BTC has no native introspection opcodes. In Tapscript (BIP-342) this byte is an OP_SUCCESSx code reserved for future soft forks.

Example

OP_1 OP_INPUTBYTECODE

Step through it opcode by opcode in Bitauth IDE, the in-browser BCH VM debugger.

Sources

  1. CHIP-2021-02 Native Introspection Opcodes
  2. Libauth BCH_2023_05 opcodes (bch-2023-opcodes.ts)
  3. CHIP-2021-05 VM Limits: Targeted Virtual Machine Limits