1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/accounts/abi/abi.go b/accounts/abi/abi.go
index 7229a67bf..cbcf4ca92 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/abi.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/abi.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package abi
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -133,3 +134,14 @@ func (abi *ABI) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// MethodById looks up a method by the 4-byte id
+// returns nil if none found
+func (abi *ABI) MethodById(sigdata []byte) *Method {
+	for _, method := range abi.Methods {
+		if bytes.Equal(method.Id(), sigdata[:4]) {
+			return &method
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}