From 0f7e18780f9afb1552feaf2100bde70aace7b2bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: chriseth Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 15:07:29 +0200 Subject: Clarify code state of contracts under construction. --- docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst b/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst index 56f0fe3e..84b1fff8 100644 --- a/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst +++ b/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst @@ -326,7 +326,13 @@ EVM bytecode and executed. The output of this execution is permanently stored as the code of the contract. This means that in order to create a contract, you do not send the actual code of the contract, but in fact code that -returns that code. +returns that code when executed. + +.. note:: + While a contract is being created, its code is still empty. + Because of that, you should not call back into the + contract under construction until its constructor has + finished executing. .. index:: ! gas, ! gas price -- cgit v1.2.3