# Reading current public state from private functions

**URL:** https://forum.aztec.network/t/reading-current-public-state-from-private-functions/454
**Category:** Aztec
**Created:** [May 19, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/reading-current-public-state-from-private-functions/454 "2023-05-19T14:47:43Z")
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### Author: ![Mike](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.aztec.network/mike/32/7_2.png) [@Mike](https://forum.aztec.network/u/Mike)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/reading-current-public-state-from-private-functions/454/7 "2023-06-07T16:15:04Z")

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I posted a possible solution to this (with some tradeoffs) in [this related thread](http://forum.aztec.network/t/accessing-historic-public-state-from-private-functions/241/7).

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