|Tuples| <pre><code>type name is (string * string);<br/>const winner: name = ("John", "Doe");<br/>const firstName: string = winner.0;<br/>const lastName: string = winner.1;</code></pre>|
|Types|`type age is int`, `type name is string` |
|Includes|```#include "library.ligo"```|
|Functions (short form)|<pre><code>function add (const a : int ; const b : int) : int is<br/> block { skip } with a + b</code></pre>|
|Functions (long form)|<pre><code>function add (const a : int ; const b : int) : int is<br/> block { <br/> const result: int = a + b;<br/> } with result</code></pre>|
|Assignment on an existing variable <br/></br>*⚠️ This feature is not supported at the top-level scope, you can use it e.g. within functions. Works for Records and Maps as well.*| ```age := 18;```, ```p.age := 21``` |
|Variants|<pre><code>type action is<br/>| Increment of int<br/>| Decrement of int</code></pre>|
|Variant *(pattern)* matching|<pre><code>const a: action = Increment(5);<br/>case a of<br/>| Increment n -> n + 1<br/>| Decrement n -> n - 1<br/>end</code></pre>|
|Records|<pre><code>type person is record<br/> age: int ;<br/> name: string ;<br/>end<br/><br/>const john : person = record<br/> age = 18;<br/> name = "John Doe";<br/>end<br/><br/>const name: string = john.name;</code></pre>|