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@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ Types can be combined to a tuple by enclosing them inside parentheses, separated
It is possible to form tuples of tuples, arrays of tuples and so on. It is also possible to form zero-tuples (where ``n == 0``).
-.. note::
- Solidity supports all the types presented above with the same names with the exception of tuples. The ABI tuple type is utilised for encoding Solidity ``structs``.
-
Mapping Solidity to ABI types
-----------------------------
-The following table shows on the left column Solidity types that are not part of the ABI,
-and on the right column the ABI type that they map to.
+
+Solidity supports all the types presented above with the same names with the
+exception of tuples. On the other hand, some Solidity types are not supported
+by the ABI. The following table shows on the left column Solidity types that
+are not part of the ABI, and on the right column the ABI types that represent
+them.
+-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Solidity | ABI |
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ and on the right column the ABI type that they map to.
| |For example, an ``enum`` of 255 values or less is mapped to ``uint8`` and |
| |an ``enum`` of 256 values is mapped to ``uint16``. |
+-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|:ref:`struct<structs>` |``tuple`` |
++-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Formal Specification of the Encoding
====================================