// The constructor of a base class should not be visible in the derived class contract A { constructor(string memory) { } } contract B is A { function f() pure public { A x = A(address(0)); // convert from address string memory y = "ab"; A(y); // call as a function is invalid x; } } // ---- // TypeError 3415: (124-303): No arguments passed to the base constructor. Specify the arguments or mark "B" as abstract. // TypeError 9640: (252-256): Explicit type conversion not allowed from "string memory" to "contract A".