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diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst index 9d47b543..3576cd7b 100644 --- a/docs/contracts.rst +++ b/docs/contracts.rst @@ -1030,8 +1030,9 @@ A constructor set as ``internal`` causes the contract to be marked as :ref:`abst Arguments for Base Constructors =============================== -Derived contracts need to provide all arguments needed for -the base constructors. This can be done in two ways:: +The constructors of all the base contracts will be called following the +linearization rules explained below. If the base constructors have arguments, +derived contracts need to specify all of them. This can be done in two ways:: pragma solidity ^0.4.22; @@ -1059,6 +1060,9 @@ derived contract. Arguments have to be given either in the inheritance list or in modifier-style in the derived constuctor. Specifying arguments in both places is an error. +If a derived contract doesn't specify the arguments to all of its base +contracts' constructors, it will be abstract. + .. index:: ! inheritance;multiple, ! linearization, ! C3 linearization Multiple Inheritance and Linearization |