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authorDenton Liu <liu.denton+github@gmail.com>2016-05-25 01:57:36 +0800
committerDenton Liu <liu.denton+github@gmail.com>2016-05-30 21:44:33 +0800
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Changed inline code syntax
Changed from :code:`<inline>` to ``<inline>``
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@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ current global scope (different than in ES6 but backwards-compatible for Solidit
import * as symbolName from "filename";
-...creates a new global symbol :code:`symbolName` whose members are all the global symbols from :code:`"filename"`.
+...creates a new global symbol ``symbolName`` whose members are all the global symbols from ``"filename"``.
::
import {symbol1 as alias, symbol2} from "filename";
-...creates new global symbols :code:`alias` and :code:`symbol2` which reference :code:`symbol1` and :code:`symbol2` from :code:`"filename"`, respectively.
+...creates new global symbols ``alias`` and ``symbol2`` which reference ``symbol1`` and ``symbol2`` from ``"filename"``, respectively.
Another syntax is not part of ES6, but probably convenient:
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ Another syntax is not part of ES6, but probably convenient:
import "filename" as symbolName;
-...is equivalent to :code:`import * as symbolName from "filename";`.
+...is equivalent to ``import * as symbolName from "filename";``.
Paths
-----
-In the above, :code:`filename` is always treated as a path with :code:`/` as directory separator,
-:code:`.` as the current and :code:`..` as the parent directory. Path names that do not start
-with :code:`.` are treated as absolute paths.
+In the above, ``filename`` is always treated as a path with ``/`` as directory separator,
+``.`` as the current and ``..`` as the parent directory. Path names that do not start
+with ``.`` are treated as absolute paths.
-To import a file :code:`x` from the same directory as the current file, use :code:`import "./x" as x;`.
-If you use :code:`import "x" as x;` instead, a different file could be referenced
+To import a file ``x`` from the same directory as the current file, use ``import "./x" as x;``.
+If you use ``import "x" as x;`` instead, a different file could be referenced
(in a global "include directory").
It depends on the compiler (see below) how to actually resolve the paths.
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ Use in actual Compilers
When the compiler is invoked, it is not only possible to specify how to
discover the first element of a path, but it is possible to specify path prefix
-remappings so that e.g. :code:`github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/library` is remapped to
-:code:`/usr/local/dapp-bin/library` and the compiler will read the files from there. If
+remappings so that e.g. ``github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/library`` is remapped to
+``/usr/local/dapp-bin/library`` and the compiler will read the files from there. If
remapping keys are prefixes of each other, the longest is tried first. This
-allows for a "fallback-remapping" with e.g. :code:`""` maps to
-:code:`"/usr/local/include/solidity"`.
+allows for a "fallback-remapping" with e.g. ``""`` maps to
+``"/usr/local/include/solidity"``.
**solc**:
-For solc (the commandline compiler), these remappings are provided as :code:`key=value`
-arguments, where the :code:`=value` part is optional (and defaults to key in that
+For solc (the commandline compiler), these remappings are provided as ``key=value``
+arguments, where the ``=value`` part is optional (and defaults to key in that
case). All remapping values that are regular files are compiled (including
their dependencies). This mechanism is completely backwards-compatible (as long
as no filename contains a =) and thus not a breaking change.
So as an example, if you clone
-:code:`github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/` locally to :code:`/usr/local/dapp-bin`, you can use
+``github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/`` locally to ``/usr/local/dapp-bin``, you can use
the following in your source file:
::
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Note that solc only allows you to include files from certain directories:
They have to be in the directory (or subdirectory) of one of the explicitly
specified source files or in the directory (or subdirectory) of a remapping
target. If you want to allow direct absolute includes, just add the
-remapping :code:`=/`.
+remapping ``=/``.
If there are multiple remappings that lead to a valid file, the remapping
with the longest common prefix is chosen.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ The `browser-based compiler <https://ethereum.github.io/browser-solidity>`_
provides an automatic remapping for github and will also automatically retrieve
the file over the network:
You can import the iterable mapping by e.g.
-:code:`import "github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/library/iterable_mapping.sol" as it_mapping;`.
+``import "github.com/ethereum/dapp-bin/library/iterable_mapping.sol" as it_mapping;``.
Other source code providers may be added in the future.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Other source code providers may be added in the future.
Comments
========
-Single-line comments (:code:`//`) and multi-line comments (:code:`/*...*/`) are possible.
+Single-line comments (``//``) and multi-line comments (``/*...*/``) are possible.
::
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Single-line comments (:code:`//`) and multi-line comments (:code:`/*...*/`) are
Additionally, there is another type of comment called a natspec comment,
for which the documentation is not yet written. They are written with a
-triple slash (:code:`///`) or a double asterisk block(:code:`/** ... */`) and
+triple slash (``///``) or a double asterisk block(``/** ... */``) and
they should be used directly above function declarations or statements.
You can use Doxygen-style tags inside these comments to document
functions, annotate conditions for formal verification, and provide a