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-rw-r--r--Changelog.md1
-rw-r--r--docs/contracts.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/types.rst17
-rw-r--r--libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp11
-rw-r--r--libsolidity/ast/Types.h4
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp6
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/constructor/inconstructible_internal_constructor_inverted.sol5
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/parsing/constructor_allowed_this.sol4
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract.sol6
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract_implicitly.sol7
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address.sol7
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address_implicitly.sol8
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base.sol9
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base_base.sol10
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_derived.sol9
-rw-r--r--test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_unrelated_contract.sol9
16 files changed, 99 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index da287000..bcd55955 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Breaking Changes:
* Type Checker: Disallow arithmetic operations for boolean variables.
* Type Checker: Disallow tight packing of literals. This was already the case in the experimental 0.5.0 mode.
* Type Checker: Disallow conversions between ``bytesX`` and ``uintY`` of different size.
+ * Type Checker: Disallow conversions between unrelated contract types. Explicit conversion via ``address`` can still achieve it.
* Type Checker: Disallow empty tuple components. This was partly already the case in the experimental 0.5.0 mode.
* Type Checker: Disallow multi-variable declarations with mismatching number of values. This was already the case in the experimental 0.5.0 mode.
* Type Checker: Disallow specifying base constructor arguments multiple times in the same inheritance hierarchy. This was already the case in the experimental 0.5.0 mode.
diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst
index e78c3ff7..e87c8a67 100644
--- a/docs/contracts.rst
+++ b/docs/contracts.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
.. index:: ! contract
+.. _contracts:
+
##########
Contracts
##########
diff --git a/docs/types.rst b/docs/types.rst
index d6767b54..3aad413d 100644
--- a/docs/types.rst
+++ b/docs/types.rst
@@ -192,6 +192,23 @@ The ``.gas()`` option is available on all three methods, while the ``.value()``
.. note::
The use of ``callcode`` is discouraged and will be removed in the future.
+Contract Types
+--------------
+
+Every :ref:`contract<contracts>` defines its own type. Contracts can be implicitly converted
+to contracts they inherit from. They can be explicitly converted from and to ``address`` types.
+
+The data representation of a contract is identical to that of the ``address`` type and
+this type is also used in the :ref:`ABI<ABI>`.
+
+Contracts do not support any operators.
+
+The members of contract types are the external functions of the contract including
+public state variables.
+
+.. note::
+ Starting with version 0.5.0 contracts do not derive from the address type, but can still be explicitly converted to address.
+
.. index:: byte array, bytes32
diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
index 2c2d3b68..7b079f45 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
@@ -1403,15 +1403,15 @@ bool ContractType::isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(Type const& _convertTo) const
{
if (*this == _convertTo)
return true;
- if (_convertTo.category() == Category::Integer)
- return dynamic_cast<IntegerType const&>(_convertTo).isAddress();
if (_convertTo.category() == Category::Contract)
{
auto const& bases = contractDefinition().annotation().linearizedBaseContracts;
if (m_super && bases.size() <= 1)
return false;
- return find(m_super ? ++bases.begin() : bases.begin(), bases.end(),
- &dynamic_cast<ContractType const&>(_convertTo).contractDefinition()) != bases.end();
+ return find(
+ m_super ? ++bases.begin() : bases.begin(), bases.end(),
+ &dynamic_cast<ContractType const&>(_convertTo).contractDefinition()
+ ) != bases.end();
}
return false;
}
@@ -1420,8 +1420,7 @@ bool ContractType::isExplicitlyConvertibleTo(Type const& _convertTo) const
{
return
isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(_convertTo) ||
- _convertTo.category() == Category::Integer ||
- _convertTo.category() == Category::Contract;
+ _convertTo == IntegerType(160, IntegerType::Modifier::Address);
}
bool ContractType::isPayable() const
diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/Types.h b/libsolidity/ast/Types.h
index 1a676b42..474a6f33 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/Types.h
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/Types.h
@@ -692,9 +692,9 @@ public:
virtual Category category() const override { return Category::Contract; }
explicit ContractType(ContractDefinition const& _contract, bool _super = false):
m_contract(_contract), m_super(_super) {}
- /// Contracts can be implicitly converted to super classes and to addresses.
+ /// Contracts can be implicitly converted only to base contracts.
virtual bool isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(Type const& _convertTo) const override;
- /// Contracts can be converted to themselves and to integers.
+ /// Contracts can only be explicitly converted to address types and base contracts.
virtual bool isExplicitlyConvertibleTo(Type const& _convertTo) const override;
virtual TypePointer unaryOperatorResult(Token::Value _operator) const override;
virtual std::string richIdentifier() const override;
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
index 223250fa..f52d270d 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
@@ -9420,7 +9420,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(failed_create)
contract C {
uint public x;
constructor() public payable {}
- function f(uint amount) public returns (address) {
+ function f(uint amount) public returns (D) {
x++;
return (new D).value(amount)();
}
@@ -12524,10 +12524,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(staticcall_for_view_and_pure)
return (new C()).f();
}
function fview() public returns (uint) {
- return (CView(new C())).f();
+ return (CView(address(new C()))).f();
}
function fpure() public returns (uint) {
- return (CPure(new C())).f();
+ return (CPure(address(new C()))).f();
}
}
)";
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/constructor/inconstructible_internal_constructor_inverted.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/constructor/inconstructible_internal_constructor_inverted.sol
index 2a199b3a..ea2ec8f6 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/constructor/inconstructible_internal_constructor_inverted.sol
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/constructor/inconstructible_internal_constructor_inverted.sol
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
contract B {
A a;
constructor() public {
- a = new A(this);
+ a = new A(address(this));
}
}
contract A {
- constructor(address a) internal {}
+ constructor(address) public {}
}
// ----
-// TypeError: (141-146): Contract with internal constructor cannot be created directly.
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/parsing/constructor_allowed_this.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/parsing/constructor_allowed_this.sol
index 9f714aea..b66253e4 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/parsing/constructor_allowed_this.sol
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/parsing/constructor_allowed_this.sol
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ contract A {
}
}
contract B {
- constructor(address) public {
+ constructor(C) public {
}
- function b(address) public returns (A) {
+ function b(C) public returns (A) {
return new A();
}
}
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..629a3df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+contract C {
+ function f() public pure returns (C c) {
+ c = C(address(2));
+ }
+}
+// ----
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract_implicitly.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract_implicitly.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efab7c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/address_to_contract_implicitly.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+contract C {
+ function f() public view {
+ C c = address(2);
+ }
+}
+// ----
+// TypeError: (46-62): Type address is not implicitly convertible to expected type contract C.
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec2f8184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+contract C {
+ function f() public view {
+ address a = address(this);
+ a;
+ }
+}
+// ----
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address_implicitly.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address_implicitly.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8be9daac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_address_implicitly.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+contract C {
+ function f() public view {
+ address a = this;
+ a;
+ }
+}
+// ----
+// TypeError: (46-62): Type contract C is not implicitly convertible to expected type address.
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0a24e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+contract A {}
+contract B is A {}
+contract C {
+ function f() public {
+ A a = new B();
+ a;
+ }
+}
+// ----
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base_base.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base_base.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e99e5cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_base_base.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+contract A {}
+contract B is A {}
+contract C is B {}
+contract D {
+ function f() public {
+ A a = new C();
+ a;
+ }
+}
+// ----
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_derived.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_derived.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac8df5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_derived.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+contract B {}
+contract A is B {}
+contract C {
+ function f() public pure {
+ A a = A(new B());
+ }
+}
+// ----
+// TypeError: (85-95): Explicit type conversion not allowed from "contract B" to "contract A".
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_unrelated_contract.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_unrelated_contract.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0a4875f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/contract_to_unrelated_contract.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+contract A {}
+contract B {}
+contract C {
+ function f() public pure {
+ B b = B(new A());
+ }
+}
+// ----
+// TypeError: (80-90): Explicit type conversion not allowed from "contract A" to "contract B".