Solidity 058 ViewFunction

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

pragma solidity ^0.8.9;

/**

 * @title Multiplication Contract

 * @dev This contract provides a simple example of a view function in Solidity.

 * It includes a function to multiply a given integer by ten. This function

 * demonstrates the use of view functions, which read state but do not modify it.

 */

contract ViewFunction {

   

    /**

     * @dev Multiplies the input integer by ten. This is a pure function,

     * indicating it neither reads from nor modifies the contract's state.

     * Using 'pure' instead of 'view' as it does not read the contract state.

     *

     * @param _data The integer value to be multiplied.

     * @return The result of multiplying the input by ten.

     */

    function multiplyByTen(int _data) public pure returns (int) {

        // Basic input validation can be added here if necessary.

        // For example, ensuring _data is within a specific range if needed.

        // Perform the multiplication

        return _data * 10;

    }

    // Additional functionalities can be added to demonstrate more features.

    // For example, storing and retrieving values from the contract's state.

    int private storedData;

    /**

     * @dev Stores an integer value in the contract's state.

     * @param _data The integer to store.

     */

    function storeData(int _data) public {

        storedData = _data;

    }

    /**

     * @dev Retrieves the stored integer value from the contract's state.

     * This function is marked as 'view' since it reads the state.

     * @return The stored integer value.

     */

    function retrieveStoredData() public view returns (int) {

        return storedData;

    }

}