1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dist/ethereum.js b/dist/ethereum.js
index 28a005a45..1b0aa5e73 100644
--- a/dist/ethereum.js
+++ b/dist/ethereum.js
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ var abi = require('./abi');
  * var myContract = web3.eth.contract('0x0123123121', abi); // creation of contract object
  *
  * myContract.myMethod('this is test string param for call'); // myMethod call (implicit, default)
- * myContract.myMethod('this is test string param for call').call(); // myMethod call (explicit)
+ * myContract.call().myMethod('this is test string param for call'); // myMethod call (explicit)
  * myContract.transact().myMethod('this is test string param for transact'); // myMethod transact
  *
  * @param address - address of the contract, which should be called
@@ -457,6 +457,18 @@ var abi = require('./abi');
  */
 
 var contract = function (address, desc) {
+
+    desc.forEach(function (method) {
+        // workaround for invalid assumption that method.name is the full anonymous prototype of the method.
+        // it's not. it's just the name. the rest of the code assumes it's actually the anonymous
+        // prototype, so we make it so as a workaround.
+        if (method.name.indexOf('(') === -1) {
+            var displayName = method.name;
+            var typeName = method.inputs.map(function(i){return i.type}).join();
+            method.name = displayName + '(' + typeName + ')';
+        }
+    });
+
     var inputParser = abi.inputParser(desc);
     var outputParser = abi.outputParser(desc);