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diff --git a/docs/contracts/functions.rst b/docs/contracts/functions.rst index 76245952..522ce5c4 100644 --- a/docs/contracts/functions.rst +++ b/docs/contracts/functions.rst @@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ functions match the given function identifier (or if no data was supplied at all). Furthermore, this function is executed whenever the contract receives plain -Ether (without data). Additionally, in order to receive Ether, the fallback function +Ether (without data). To receive Ether and add it to the total balance of the contract, the fallback function must be marked ``payable``. If no such function exists, the contract cannot receive -Ether through regular transactions. +Ether through regular transactions and throws an exception. In the worst case, the fallback function can only rely on 2300 gas being available (for example when `send` or `transfer` is used), leaving little |