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.. index:: ! contract;interface, ! interface contract
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.. _interfaces:
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Interfaces
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Interfaces are similar to abstract contracts, but they cannot have any functions implemented.
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There are further restrictions:
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- They cannot inherit from other contracts, but they can inherit from other interfaces.
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- All declared functions must be external in the interface, even if they are public in the contract.
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- They cannot declare a constructor.
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- They cannot declare state variables.
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- They cannot declare modifiers.
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Some of these restrictions might be lifted in the future.
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Interfaces are basically limited to what the Contract ABI can represent, and the conversion between the ABI and
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an interface should be possible without any information loss.
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Interfaces are denoted by their own keyword:
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.. code-block:: solidity
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
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pragma solidity >=0.6.2 <0.9.0;
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interface Token {
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enum TokenType { Fungible, NonFungible }
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struct Coin { string obverse; string reverse; }
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function transfer(address recipient, uint amount) external;
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}
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Contracts can inherit interfaces as they would inherit other contracts.
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All functions declared in interfaces are implicitly ``virtual`` and any
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functions that override them do not need the ``override`` keyword.
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This does not automatically mean that an overriding function can be overridden again -
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this is only possible if the overriding function is marked ``virtual``.
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Interfaces can inherit from other interfaces. This has the same rules as normal
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inheritance.
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.. code-block:: solidity
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
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pragma solidity >=0.6.2 <0.9.0;
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interface ParentA {
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function test() external returns (uint256);
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}
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interface ParentB {
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function test() external returns (uint256);
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}
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interface SubInterface is ParentA, ParentB {
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// Must redefine test in order to assert that the parent
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// meanings are compatible.
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function test() external override(ParentA, ParentB) returns (uint256);
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}
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Types defined inside interfaces and other contract-like structures
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can be accessed from other contracts: ``Token.TokenType`` or ``Token.Coin``.
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.. warning:
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Interfaces have supported ``enum`` types since :doc:`Solidity version 0.5.0 <050-breaking-changes>`, make
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sure the pragma version specifies this version as a minimum.
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