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Ownable.sol

View Source: contracts/tests/Ownable.sol

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Ownable

Contract module which provides a basic access control mechanism, where there is an account (an owner) that can be granted exclusive access to specific functions. This module is used through inheritance. It will make available the modifier onlyOwner, which can be applied to your functions to restrict their use to the owner.

Contract Members​

Constants & Variables

address private _owner;

OwnershipTransferred​

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
previousOwneraddress
newOwneraddress

Modifiers​

onlyOwner​

Throws if called by any account other than the owner.

modifier onlyOwner() internal

Arguments

NameTypeDescription

Functions​

Initializes the contract setting the deployer as the initial owner.

function () public nonpayable

Arguments

NameTypeDescription

owner​

Returns the address of the current owner.

function owner() public view
returns(address)

Arguments

NameTypeDescription

isOwner​

Returns true if the caller is the current owner.

function isOwner() public view
returns(bool)

Arguments

NameTypeDescription

renounceOwnership​

Leaves the contract without owner. It will not be possible to call onlyOwner functions anymore. Can only be called by the current owner. NOTE: Renouncing ownership will leave the contract without an owner, thereby removing any functionality that is only available to the owner.

function renounceOwnership() public nonpayable onlyOwner 

Arguments

NameTypeDescription

transferOwnership​

Transfers ownership of the contract to a new account (newOwner). Can only be called by the current owner.

function transferOwnership(address newOwner) public nonpayable onlyOwner 

Arguments

NameTypeDescription
newOwneraddress

_transferOwnership​

Transfers ownership of the contract to a new account (newOwner).

function _transferOwnership(address newOwner) internal nonpayable

Arguments

NameTypeDescription
newOwneraddress