Can't override ERC20 Methods

Question

I try to override ERC20 methods ... The doc says it should be possible but I get the error:

CompileError: @openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/ERC20.sol:96:5: TypeError: Trying to override non-virtual function. Did you forget to add "virtual"?
function totalSupply() public view override returns (uint256) {
^ (Relevant source part starts here and spans across multiple lines).

The method:

function totalSupply() public view override returns (uint256) {
    return _totalSupply;
}

OpenZeppelin version: 3.3.0

Any idea of what could it be? (I'm very new to Solidity but I think that should work?)

EDIT Taked a bad excample... but I get this error for every function thats in ERC20 ...

Answer 1

You are correct. It is possible to override only those functions that are declared as virtual.

For v3.3 if you inherit from ERC20 then you can override:

• transfer
• allowance
• approve
• transferFrom
• increaseAllowance
• decreaseAllowance
• _transfer
• _mint
• _burn
• _approve
• _beforeTokenTransfer

To override any other function modify a copy of ERC20.sol and inherit from it.

Answer 2

Functions marked with the override keyword, override virtual functions. Fonctions in interface are by default virtual whereas virtual methods outside of an interface must be explicitly marked with the virtual keyword.

Therefore make sure to import IERC20.sol (https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/blob/release-v3.3/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol) in your ERC20 contract. Next you should be able to override every methods of the interface.