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Clarify data representation of enums.

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chriseth 2018-08-09 01:00:20 +02:00
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@ -368,6 +368,10 @@ Enums are one way to create a user-defined type in Solidity. They are explicitly
to and from all integer types but implicit conversion is not allowed. The explicit conversions
check the value ranges at runtime and a failure causes an exception. Enums needs at least one member.
The data representation is the same as for enums in C: The options are represented by
subsequent unsigned integer values starting from ``0``.
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pragma solidity ^0.4.16;
@ -384,7 +388,7 @@ check the value ranges at runtime and a failure causes an exception. Enums need
// Since enum types are not part of the ABI, the signature of "getChoice"
// will automatically be changed to "getChoice() returns (uint8)"
// for all matters external to Solidity. The integer type used is just
// large enough to hold all enum values, i.e. if you have more values,
// large enough to hold all enum values, i.e. if you have more than 256 values,
// `uint16` will be used and so on.
function getChoice() public view returns (ActionChoices) {
return choice;