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Clarify some subtleties of the fallback function
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@ -543,9 +543,12 @@ functions match the given function identifier (or if no data was supplied at
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all).
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Furthermore, this function is executed whenever the contract receives plain
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Ether (without data). In such a context, there is usually very little gas available to
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the function call (to be precise, 2300 gas), so it is important to make fallback functions as cheap as
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possible.
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Ether (without data). Additionally, in order to receive Ether, the fallback function
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must be marked ``payable``. If no such function exists, the contract cannot receive
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Ether through regular transactions.
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In such a context, there is usually very little gas available to the function call (to be precise, 2300 gas),
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so it is important to make fallback functions as cheap as possible.
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In particular, the following operations will consume more gas than the stipend provided to a fallback function:
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@ -556,6 +559,10 @@ In particular, the following operations will consume more gas than the stipend p
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Please ensure you test your fallback function thoroughly to ensure the execution cost is less than 2300 gas before deploying a contract.
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.. note::
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Even though the fallback function cannot have arguments, one can still use ``msg.data`` to retrieve
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any payload supplied with the call.
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.. warning::
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Contracts that receive Ether directly (without a function call, i.e. using ``send`` or ``transfer``)
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but do not define a fallback function
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@ -563,6 +570,14 @@ Please ensure you test your fallback function thoroughly to ensure the execution
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before Solidity v0.4.0). So if you want your contract to receive Ether,
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you have to implement a fallback function.
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.. warning::
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A contract without a payable fallback function can receive Ether as a recipient of a `coinbase transaction` (aka `miner block reward`)
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or as a destination of a ``selfdestruct``.
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A contract cannot react to such Ether transfers and thus also cannot reject them. This is a design choice of the EVM and Solidity cannot work around it.
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It also means that ``this.balance`` can be higher than the sum of some manual accounting implemented in a contract (i.e. having a counter updated in the fallback function).
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::
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pragma solidity ^0.4.0;
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@ -137,37 +137,6 @@ Enums are not supported by the ABI, they are just supported by Solidity.
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You have to do the mapping yourself for now, we might provide some help
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later.
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What is the deal with ``function () { ... }`` inside Solidity contracts? How can a function not have a name?
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============================================================================================================
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This function is called "fallback function" and it
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is called when someone just sent Ether to the contract without
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providing any data or if someone messed up the types so that they tried to
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call a function that does not exist.
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The default behaviour (if no fallback function is explicitly given) in
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these situations is to throw an exception.
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If the contract is meant to receive Ether with simple transfers, you
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should implement the fallback function as
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``function() payable { }``
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Another use of the fallback function is to e.g. register that your
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contract received ether by using an event.
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*Attention*: If you implement the fallback function take care that it uses as
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little gas as possible, because ``send()`` will only supply a limited amount.
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Is it possible to pass arguments to the fallback function?
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==========================================================
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The fallback function cannot take parameters.
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Under special circumstances, you can send data. If you take care
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that none of the other functions is invoked, you can access the data
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by ``msg.data``.
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Can state variables be initialized in-line?
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===========================================
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