Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "This can be done by typing ganache-cli in the terminal window."

A block of code is set as follows:

function MetaCoin() public {
    balances[tx.origin] = 10000;
  }

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

C:\Windows\System32\my_project>truffle-cli compile

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on screen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Type in the localhost URL mentioned previously and click Save."