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# Dynamic Length Inputs

* How variable length arguments are encoded in calldata

```solidity
// Example: dynamic length data type sandwiched between two fixed length data types 
function threeArgs(
        uint256 a,
        uint256[] calldata b,
        uint256 c
    ) external {}
```

* calldata for input values of `5, [1,2,3], 7`

```solidity
0xc6f922d0
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000005 // first input argument 
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000060 // 60 - pointer to location of dynamic array data
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007 // third input argument 
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003 // length of array data to look at 
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 // array values 
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002 // ..... 
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003 // ..... 
```

* Using a struct instead of an array will encode the variables directly into memory in order, since it knows in advance how big the struct is

<pre class="language-solidity"><code class="lang-solidity">0x01e58fb4
<strong>0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000005
</strong>0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007
</code></pre>

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