cadence

		
			// Contract file: Counter.cdc
// Deployed to 0x01
pub contract Counter {
   pub var count: Int

   pub fun increment() {
      self.count = self.count + 1
   }

   pub fun decrement() {
      self.count = self.count - 1
   }

   pub fun get(): Int {
      return self.count
   }
}

cadence

		
			// Script file: get_count.cdc
import Counter from 0x01

pub fun main(): Int {
   return Counter.count
}

Scripts

In order to read data from a contract, you need to execute a script.

Like transactions, scripts are separate from the contract layer, and are written in different files.