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Version: 0.65.0

Cheat Sheet

Strings
let name: string = "Tezos";
Characters
let t: string = "t";
Integers
let i: int = 42;
Natural numbers
let n: nat = 7 as nat;
Unit
let u: unit = unit;
Boolean
let has_drivers_license: bool = false
let adult: bool = true
Boolean Logic
let booleanLogic: bool =
(!true) ==
false ==
(false && true) ==
(false || false)
Mutez (micro tez)
let tez: tez = 42 as tez
let tez2: tez = 7 as mutez
Address
let tz1address: address =
"tz1KqTpEZ7Yob7QbPE4Hy4Wo8fHG8LhKxZSx" as address;
let kt1address: address =
"KT1JepfBfMSqkQyf9B1ndvURghGsSB8YCLMD" as address;
Addition
let add_int: int = 3 + 4;
let add_nat: nat = (3 as nat) + (4 as nat);
Multiplication & Division
let mul_int: int = 3 * 4;
let mul_nat: nat = (3 as nat) * (4 as nat);
let div_int: int = 10 / 5;
let div_nat: nat = (10 as nat) / (5 as nat);
Modulo
let mod_nat: nat = 10 % 3
Tuples
type name = [string, string]
let winner: name = ["John", "Doe"]
let firstName: string = winner[0]
let lastName: string = winner[1]
Types
type age = int
type name = string
Includes

#include "library.jsligo"

Functions (short form)
let add = (a: int, b: int): int =>
a + b;
Functions (long form)
let add = (a: int, b: int): int => {
let c = a;
let d = b;
return c + d
};
If Statement
let if_statement = (age : nat): string => {
if (age >= (16 as nat)) { return "yes"; } else { return "no"; }
}
Options
type middle_name = option<string>;
let middle_name : middle_name = Some("Foo");
let middle_name_ : middle_name = None();
Variable Binding
let age: int = 5
Type Annotations
let someAddress: address =
"tz1KqTpEZ7Yob7QbPE4Hy4Wo8fHG8LhKxZSx" as address;
Variants
type action =
["Increment", int]
| ["Decrement", int];
Variant *(pattern)* matching
let a: action = Increment(5)
let result: int = match(a, {
Increment: (n: int) => n + 1,
Decrement: (n: int) => n - 1
})
Records
type person = {
age: int,
name: string
}
let john : person = {
age: 18,
name: "john doe"
}
let name_: string = john.name
Maps
type prices = map<nat, tez>;
let prices: prices = Map.literal(list([
[10 as nat, 60 as mutez],
[50 as nat, 30 as mutez],
[100 as nat, 10 as mutez]
]));
let price: option<tez> = Map.find_opt(50 as nat, prices)
let prices2: prices = Map.update(200 as nat, (Some (5 as mutez)), prices)
Contracts & Accounts
let destinationAddress: address =
"tz1KqTpEZ7Yob7QbPE4Hy4Wo8fHG8LhKxZSx" as address;
let contract : contract<unit> =
match (Tezos.get_contract_opt(Tezos.get_sender()) as option<contract<unit>>, {
Some: (contract: contract<unit>) => contract,
None: () => (failwith("no contract") as contract<unit>)
})
Transactions
let payment: operation =
Tezos.transaction(unit, 100 as mutez, contract);
Exception/Failure
let fail = (u: unit) : unit =>
failwith("a failure message")