added documentation and one last test for struct creation inline

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
index cf037131..bf493167 100644
--- a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
+++ b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ by `msg.data`.
 Can state variables be initialized in-line?
 ===========================================
 
-Yes, this is possible for most types (even for structs), but not for arrays.
+Yes, this is possible for all types (even for structs). However, for arrays it 
+should be noted that you must declare them as static memory arrays. Futhermore, multi dimensional arrays cannot be declared inline.
 
 Examples::
 
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ Examples::
         struct S { uint a; uint b; }
         S public x = S(1, 2);
         string name = "Ada";
+		string[4] memory AdaArr = ["This", "is", "an", "array"];  
     }
     contract D {
         C c = new C();
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
index 3909fc6c..2281ac10 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
@@ -2850,6 +2850,22 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(inline_array_declaration_no_type_strings)
 	BOOST_CHECK(success(text));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(inline_struct_declaration_arrays)
+{
+	char const* text = R"(
+		contract C {
+			struct S {
+				uint a;
+				string b;
+			}
+			function f() {
+				S[2] memory x = [S({a: 1, b: "fish"}), S({a: 2, b: "fish"})];
+			}
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK(success(text));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(invalid_types_in_inline_array)
 {
 	char const* text = R"(