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Run RLP examples in the interactive playground

    Validation Rules

    RLP validation checks:
    1. Canonical encoding - Minimal representation
    2. Length consistency - Declared vs actual
    3. Depth limits - Max 32 levels
    4. No leading zeros - In length encodings
    5. Proper prefixes - Valid prefix ranges

    Valid Examples

    Invalid Examples

    Usage Patterns

    Pre-flight Validation

    Validate before decoding:

    Transaction Validation

    Validate transaction bytes before processing:

    API Input Validation

    Validate API inputs:

    Batch Validation

    Validate multiple RLP values:

    Storage Validation

    Validate stored RLP data:

    Performance

    Validation Cost

    Validation uses decode internally, so it has similar performance characteristics:

    When to Validate

    Always validate untrusted input:
    • Network data
    • User input
    • External APIs
    • File uploads
    Skip validation for trusted data:
    • Just-encoded data
    • Internal processing
    • Cached results

    Error Handling

    validate never throws, always returns boolean:

    What Validation Checks

    1. Length Consistency

    2. Canonical Encoding

    3. No Leading Zeros

    4. Depth Limits

    5. Proper Prefix Ranges

    See Also