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TronIDE (Online Smart Contract IDE)

TronIDE is a browser-based development environment for writing, compiling, deploying, and interacting with TRON smart contracts.

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Prerequisites

TronIDE smart contract workflow

TronIDE is a browser-based integrated development environment (IDE) for TRON smart contracts. Its plugin-based interface provides contract editing, compilation, deployment, and on-chain interaction.

This guide demonstrates how to write and compile a HelloWorld contract in TronIDE and deploy it to the TRON Shasta Testnet.

Deploy HelloWorld with TronIDE

TronIDE runs in the browser without a local development environment. Open tronide.io to begin.

1. Install and configure the TronLink browser extension

TronIDE uses TronLink to interact with TRON accounts and sign transactions. Configure the wallet as follows:

  • Install the TronLink extension in Chrome or a compatible browser.
  • Create a wallet, import an existing wallet, or connect a hardware wallet to prepare a development account.
  • For testnet deployment, obtain test TRX from a faucet.
  • In TronLink, switch the current network to the target testnet, such as Shasta or Nile.

2. Write the HelloWorld contract

In the TronIDE file explorer, click New File and name the contract HelloWorld.sol:

Paste the following Solidity code into HelloWorld.sol:

// Pin Solidity to exactly 0.5.10 — locking the compiler version
// avoids subtle behavior differences across minor versions.
pragma solidity 0.5.10;

// A contract is a collection of functions and data (its state)
// that resides at a specific address on the TRON blockchain.
contract HelloWorld {

    // The keyword "public" makes variables accessible from outside a contract
    // and creates a function that other contracts or SDKs can call to access the value
    string public message;

    // A special function only run during the creation of the contract
    constructor(string memory initMessage) public {
        // Takes a string value and stores the value in the memory data storage area,
        // setting `message` to that value
        message = initMessage;
    }

    // A publicly accessible function that takes a string as a parameter
    // and updates `message`
    function update(string memory newMessage) public {
        message = newMessage;
    }
}

3. Compile the contract

Open the SOLIDITY COMPILER plugin from the left sidebar, select compiler version 0.5.10 to match the contract's pragma declaration, and compile the contract.

  • Successful compilation: the plugin returns the contract ABI and bytecode.
  • Compilation failure: the log area displays the compiler error details in red.

4. Deploy the contract

After compilation succeeds, open the DEPLOYMENT plugin to prepare the HelloWorld contract for deployment to the TRON Shasta Testnet:

Click Deploy in TronIDE. The connected TronLink wallet opens a contract-creation signature request; review the parameters and approve the signature.

After the deployment transaction is confirmed, the TronIDE Terminal displays its receipt information.

The HelloWorld contract is now deployed. Copy its address and search for it in the Shasta Testnet explorer to verify the deployment, or use the deployed-contract panel in TronIDE to call the message and update methods.

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Updated 17 days ago