Lesson 2: Confusion regarding array declaration

[AyuK03]

In the code snippet : SimpleStorage[] public simpleStorageArray;

I am unsure as to what the data type of the array is. The term "SimpleStorage" before [] brackets depict the entire contract that was made in the lesson 1 right ? Can a contract be passed as a data type for an array ?

Kindly help me clear this doubt. I am confused as to why SimpleStorage is an array's data type.

[cromewar]

Hello @AyuK03
You are right, in other programming languages the contract is like a Class, so you can create a group of it into an array.
So, you have SimpleStorage contract, and if you create SimpleStorage[] public simpleStorageArray you are creating a group of Simple Storage contracts, nice isn't it?

[AyuK03]

Yes now I get a clearer view. We are using Simple storage as a class and thus creating multiple contract objects that are getting stored in the array.

Thank you @cromewar 🙂