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diff --git a/docs/types.rst b/docs/types.rst index cab2ec5c..c324535e 100644 --- a/docs/types.rst +++ b/docs/types.rst @@ -199,25 +199,31 @@ The ``.gas()`` option is available on all three methods, while the ``.value()`` 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. +Every :ref:`contract<contracts>` defines its own type, defined by its smart +contract that you can call from another contract. For example (where ``Token`` +is a contract) :: -Contracts can also be instantiated (which here means they are newly created). You can find more details in -the :ref:`'Contracts via new'<creating-contracts>` section. + Token token = new Token(); -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. +Contracts can be implicitly converted to contracts they inherit from, and can be explicitly converted from and to the ``address`` type. .. 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 +Contracts can also be instantiated (which means they are newly created). You +can find more details in the :ref:`'Contracts via new'<creating-contracts>` +section. + +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. + +.. index:: byte array, bytes32 Fixed-size byte arrays ---------------------- |