#[ink(constructor)]

Applicable to a method.

Flags a method (or multiple methods) for the ink! storage struct as constructor making it available to the API for instantiating the contract.

There must be at least one #[ink(constructor)] defined method.

Methods flagged with #[ink(constructor)] are special in that they are dispatchable upon contract instantiation. A contract may define multiple such constructors which allow users of the contract to instantiate a contract in multiple different ways.

Example

use ink_lang as ink;

#[ink::contract]
mod erc20 {
    #[ink(storage)]
    pub struct Erc20 { ... }

    impl Erc20 {
        #[ink(constructor)]
        pub fn new(initial_supply: Balance) -> Self { .. }

        #[ink(constructor)]
        pub fn total_supply(&self) -> Balance { .. }

        // etc.
    }
}