# GH-4009-allow\_contract\_call\_by\_name

* Allow contracts to be called by name. The key `contract_pubkey` of the name\
  is resolved while running the transaction. This has consequences for the\
  contract call structure (`aect_call`) that gets a new field with the contract\
  call identifier. In order to be able to find the call result without doing\
  name resolution calls are stored relative to the id rather than the contract\
  pubkey.

  NOTE: Names can change at any time (frontrunning is possible!) so only call\
  contracts by name when you trust the owner of the name!


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