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authorbitshift <bitshift@posteo.org>2018-03-06 02:24:51 +0800
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Updates docs for blockhash changes.
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diff --git a/docs/units-and-global-variables.rst b/docs/units-and-global-variables.rst
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+++ b/docs/units-and-global-variables.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace and are mainly used to provide information about the blockchain.
Block and Transaction Properties
--------------------------------
-- ``block.blockhash(uint blockNumber) returns (bytes32)``: hash of the given block - only works for 256 most recent blocks excluding current
+- ``block.blockhash(uint blockNumber) returns (bytes32)``: hash of the given block - only works for 256 most recent, excluding current, blocks - deprecated in version 0.4.22 and replaced by ``blockhash(uint blockNumber)``.
- ``block.coinbase`` (``address``): current block miner's address
- ``block.difficulty`` (``uint``): current block difficulty
- ``block.gaslimit`` (``uint``): current block gaslimit
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Block and Transaction Properties
This includes calls to library functions.
.. note::
- Do not rely on ``block.timestamp``, ``now`` and ``block.blockhash`` as a source of randomness,
+ Do not rely on ``block.timestamp``, ``now`` and ``blockhash`` as a source of randomness,
unless you know what you are doing.
Both the timestamp and the block hash can be influenced by miners to some degree.