From 448f1fba536e9a120968ac146e1aae9a63a1c564 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Beregszaszi Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 23:06:15 +0100 Subject: FAQ: remove address(this) section (already explained elsewhere) --- docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst | 12 ------------ 1 file changed, 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst index 77cb81cb..43fba332 100644 --- a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst +++ b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst @@ -85,18 +85,6 @@ Use a non-constant function (req ``sendTransaction``) to increment a variable in See `value_incrementer.sol `_. -Get contract address in Solidity -================================ - -Short answer: The global variable ``this`` is the contract address. - -See `basic_info_getter `_. - -Long answer: ``this`` is a variable representing the current contract. -Its type is the type of the contract. Since any contract type basically inherits from the -``address`` type, ``this`` is always convertible to ``address`` and in this case contains -its own address. - Get a contract to return its funds to you (not using ``selfdestruct(...)``). ============================================================================ -- cgit