bitburner-src/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md

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## CodingContract.attempt() method

Attempts a coding contract.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
attempt(answer: string[] | number, filename: string, host?: string, opts?: CodingAttemptOptions): boolean | string;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  answer | string\[\] \| number | Solution for the contract. |
|  filename | string | Filename of the contract. |
|  host | string | Host of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided. |
|  opts | [CodingAttemptOptions](./bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md) | Optional parameters for configuring function behavior. |

<b>Returns:</b>

boolean \| string

True if the solution was correct, false otherwise. If the returnReward option is configured, then the function will instead return a string. If the contract is successfully solved, the string will contain a description of the contract’s reward. Otherwise, it will be an empty string.

## Remarks

RAM cost: 10 GB

Attempts to solve the Coding Contract with the provided solution.