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diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst index 5c298274..add072a9 100644 --- a/docs/contracts.rst +++ b/docs/contracts.rst @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ virtual method lookup. Constructors ============ -A constructor is an optional function declared with the ``constructor`` keyword which is executed upon contract creation. +A constructor is an optional function declared with the ``constructor`` keyword which is executed upon contract creation. Constructor functions can be either ``public`` or ``internal``. If there is no constructor, the contract will assume the default constructor: ``contructor() public {}``. @@ -1059,6 +1059,9 @@ 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 the constructor of a base contract has no arguments, it will be implicitly +executed upon contract creation. + .. index:: ! inheritance;multiple, ! linearization, ! C3 linearization Multiple Inheritance and Linearization @@ -1139,7 +1142,7 @@ Example of a Function Type (a variable declaration, where the variable is of typ function(address) external returns (address) foo; -Abstract contracts decouple the definition of a contract from its implementation providing better extensibility and self-documentation and +Abstract contracts decouple the definition of a contract from its implementation providing better extensibility and self-documentation and facilitating patterns like the `Template method <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_method_pattern>`_ and removing code duplication. .. index:: ! contract;interface, ! interface contract |