Delta

This page explains the concept of the transaction balance.

The transaction delta value, also referred to as the transaction balance, is computed by adding and subtracting the quantities of created and consumed resources of the same kind, respectively.

Transactions with a zero delta value are balanced transactions. Transactions with a non-zero delta value are unbalanced transactions a.k.a. intents.

Test your understanding about the transaction delta by completing the exercise below.

Exercise

Is the transaction balanced? Answer for each row.

Consumed	Created	Answer
2🍏	2🍏
2🍏	1🍏 1🍏
1🍏	1🐚
2🍏 1🐚	1🍏 1🐚
2🍏 1🐚	1🍏 1🍎 1🐚
1🍏 2🍎 2🍎 3🐚	1🍏 4🍎 1🐚 2🐚

Solution

Is the transaction balanced? Answer for each row.

Consumed	Created	Answer
2🍏	2🍏
2🍏	1🍏 1🍏
1🍏	1🐚
2🍏 1🐚	1🍏 1🐚
2🍏 1🐚	1🍏 1🍎 1🐚
1🍏 2🍎 2🍎 3🐚	1🍏 4🍎 1🐚 2🐚