Variables

In DryLang, variables are declared by direct assignment. No keywords like let or var are needed.

Declaration and Assignment

name = "Zaky"
age = 25

Variables are dynamically typed — you can reassign them to a different type:

score = 100
score = "One hundred" // Perfectly valid

Constants

There are two ways to declare constants that cannot be reassigned:

1. Using the cns keyword:

cns PI = 3.14159

2. Auto-Constants: Any variable defined with a fully uppercase name is automatically locked as a constant. No keyword required!

MAX_RETRIES = 5
MAX_RETRIES = 10 // Throws: cannot assign to cns

Unknown (Null / Undefined)

dryLang natively handles missing or unresolvable data using the unknown keyword, replacing null and undefined.

data = unknown
fallback = data ?? "default value"