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author | Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu> | 2017-08-22 06:41:46 +0800 |
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committer | Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu> | 2017-08-23 01:25:46 +0800 |
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Document view functions
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diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst index 7b972e17..0f1a882c 100644 --- a/docs/contracts.rst +++ b/docs/contracts.rst @@ -461,29 +461,32 @@ value types and strings. } -.. _constant-functions: +.. _view-functions: -****************** -Constant Functions -****************** +************** +View Functions +************** -Functions can be declared constant in which case they promise not to modify the state. +Functions can be declared ``view`` in which case they promise not to modify the state. :: pragma solidity ^0.4.0; contract C { - function f(uint a, uint b) constant returns (uint) { + function f(uint a, uint b) view returns (uint) { return a * (b + 42); } } .. note:: - Getter methods are marked constant. + ``constant`` is an alias to ``view``. + +.. note:: + Getter methods are marked ``view``. .. warning:: - The compiler does not enforce yet that a constant method is not modifying state. + The compiler does not enforce yet that a ``view`` method is not modifying state. .. index:: ! fallback function, function;fallback |