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| author | chriseth <chris@ethereum.org> | 2018-08-10 03:10:53 +0800 |
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| committer | chriseth <chris@ethereum.org> | 2018-08-14 21:50:46 +0800 |
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diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst index 7cf715fa..ca15d814 100644 --- a/docs/contracts.rst +++ b/docs/contracts.rst @@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ Functions have to be specified as being ``external``, For state variables, ``external`` is not possible. ``external``: - External functions are part of the contract - interface, which means they can be called from other contracts and + External functions are part of the contract interface, + which means they can be called from other contracts and via transactions. An external function ``f`` cannot be called internally (i.e. ``f()`` does not work, but ``this.f()`` works). External functions are sometimes more efficient when they receive large arrays of data. ``public``: - Public functions are part of the contract - interface and can be either called internally or via + Public functions are part of the contract interface + and can be either called internally or via messages. For public state variables, an automatic getter function (see below) is generated. |