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A LIGO contract is made of a series of constant and function A LIGO contract is made of a series of constant and function
declarations. Only functions having a special type can be called when declarations. Only functions having a special type can be called when
the contract is activated: we called them *main functions*. A main the contract is activated: we call them *main functions*. A main
function takes two parameters, the *contract parameter* and the function takes two parameters, the *contract parameter* and the
*on-chain storage*, and returns a pair made of a *list of operations* *on-chain storage*, and returns a pair made of a *list of operations*
and a (new) storage. and a (new) storage.
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The contract storage can only be modified by activating a main The contract storage can only be modified by activating a main
function. It is important to understand what that means. What it does function: given the state of the storage *on-chain*, a main function
*not* mean is that some global variable holding the storage is specifies how to create another state for it, depending on the
modified by the main function. Instead, what it *does* mean is that, contract's parameter.
given the state of the storage *on-chain*, a main function specifies
how to create another state for it, depending on a parameter.
Here is an example where the storage is a single natural number that Here is an example where the storage is a single natural number that
is updated by the parameter. is updated by the parameter.