// Specifies the version of Solidity, using semantic versioning.
// Learn more: https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/v0.5.10/layout-of-source-files.html#pragma
pragma solidity ^0.5.10;

// Defines a contract named `HelloWorld`.
// A contract is a collection of functions and data (its state).
// Once deployed, a contract resides at a specific address on the Ethereum blockchain.
// Learn more: https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/v0.5.10/structure-of-a-contract.html
contract HelloWorld {

    // Declares a state variable `message` of type `string`.
    // State variables are variables whose values are permanently stored in contract storage.
    // The keyword `public` makes variables accessible from outside a contract
    // and creates a function that other contracts or clients can call to access the value.
    string public message;

    // Similar to many class-based object-oriented languages, a constructor is
    // a special function that is only executed upon contract creation.
    // Constructors are used to initialize the contract's data.
    // Learn more: https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/v0.5.10/contracts.html#constructors
    constructor(string memory initMessage) public {
        // Accepts a string argument `initMessage` and sets the value
        // into the contract's `message` storage variable).
        message = initMessage;
    }

    // A public function that accepts a string argument
    // and updates the `message` storage variable.
    function update(string memory newMessage) public {
        message = newMessage;
    }
}