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[DOC] Some more explanation for selfdestruct.
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@ -262,7 +262,15 @@ Contract Related
the current contract, explicitly convertible to :ref:`address` the current contract, explicitly convertible to :ref:`address`
``selfdestruct(address payable recipient)``: ``selfdestruct(address payable recipient)``:
destroy the current contract, sending its funds to the given :ref:`address` Destroy the current contract, sending its funds to the given :ref:`address`
and end execution.
Note that ``selfdestruct`` has some peculiarities inherited from the EVM:
- the receiving contract's receive function is not executed.
- the contract is only really destroyed at the end of the transaction and ``revert`` s might "undo" the destruction.
Furthermore, all functions of the current contract are callable directly including the current function. Furthermore, all functions of the current contract are callable directly including the current function.