[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [CodingContract](./bitburner.codingcontract.md) > [attempt](./bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md) ## CodingContract.attempt() method Attempts a coding contract, returning a reward string on success or empty string on failure. **Signature:** ```typescript attempt(answer: any, filename: string, host?: string): string; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
answer	any	Attempted solution for the contract. This can be a string formatted like submitting manually, or the answer in the format of the specific contract type.
filename	string	Filename of the contract.
host	string	_(Optional)_ Hostname/IP of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided.

**Returns:** string A reward description string on success, or an empty string on failure. ## Remarks RAM cost: 10 GB Attempts to solve the Coding Contract with the provided solution. ## Example ```js const reward = ns.codingcontract.attempt("[solution, as, a, string]", filename, hostname); // or const reward = ns.codingcontract.attempt(["answer", "as", "an", "array"], filename, hostname); if (reward) { ns.tprint(`Contract solved successfully! Reward: ${reward}`); } else { ns.tprint("Failed to solve contract."); } ```