diff --git a/hscript.hxml b/hscript.hxml
index 7027c2a..8b9870c 100644
--- a/hscript.hxml
+++ b/hscript.hxml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
--swf hscript.swf
--swf-version 9
+-swf9 hscript.swf
 -swf-header 800:600:30:FFFFFF
 --flash-strict
 -main Test
diff --git a/hscript.hxproj b/hscript.hxproj
index 32c69f7..ea2de73 100644
--- a/hscript.hxproj
+++ b/hscript.hxproj
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@
   </library>
   <!-- Paths to exclude from the Project Explorer tree -->
   <hiddenPaths>
-    <!-- example: <hidden path="..." /> -->
+    <hidden path="haxelib.xml" />
+    <hidden path="hscript.hxml" />
+    <hidden path="hscript.js" />
+    <hidden path="hscript.n" />
+    <hidden path="hscript.swf" />
+    <hidden path="hscript9.swf" />
+    <hidden path="release.bat" />
+    <hidden path="release.zip" />
   </hiddenPaths>
   <!-- Executed before build -->
   <preBuildCommand />
diff --git a/hscript/Bytes.hx b/hscript/Bytes.hx
index 32ad69a..2b499c4 100644
--- a/hscript/Bytes.hx
+++ b/hscript/Bytes.hx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Bytes {
 			doEncodeConst(c);
 		case EIdent(v):
 			doEncodeString(v);
-		case EVar(n,e):
+		case EVar(n,_,e):
 			doEncodeString(n);
 			if( e == null )
 				bout.addByte(255);
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ class Bytes {
 			doEncode(it);
 			doEncode(e);
 		case EBreak, EContinue:
-		case EFunction(params,e,name):
+		case EFunction(params,e,name,_):
 			bout.addByte(params.length);
 			for( p in params )
-				doEncodeString(p);
+				doEncodeString(p.name);
 			doEncode(e);
 			doEncodeString(name == null?"":name);
 		case EReturn(e):
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class Bytes {
 				doEncode(e);
 		case EThrow(e):
 			doEncode(e);
-		case ETry(e,v,ecatch):
+		case ETry(e,v,_,ecatch):
 			doEncode(e);
 			doEncodeString(v);
 			doEncode(ecatch);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Bytes {
 		}
 	}
 
-	function doDecode() {
+	function doDecode() : Expr {
 		return switch( bin.get(pin++) ) {
 		case 0:
 			EConst( doDecodeConst() );
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Bytes {
 		case 14:
 			var params = new Array();
 			for( i in 0...bin.get(pin++) )
-				params.push(doDecodeString());
+				params.push({ name : doDecodeString(), t : null });
 			var e = doDecode();
 			var name = doDecodeString();
 			EFunction(params,e,(name == "") ? null: name);
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Bytes {
 		case 20:
 			var e = doDecode();
 			var v = doDecodeString();
-			ETry(e,v,doDecode());
+			ETry(e,v,null,doDecode());
 		case 21:
 			var fl = new Array();
 			for( i in 0...bin.get(pin++) ) {
diff --git a/hscript/Expr.hx b/hscript/Expr.hx
index 8f4fd2a..b4382f4 100644
--- a/hscript/Expr.hx
+++ b/hscript/Expr.hx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ enum Const {
 enum Expr {
 	EConst( c : Const );
 	EIdent( v : String );
-	EVar( n : String, ?e : Expr );
+	EVar( n : String, ?t : CType, ?e : Expr );
 	EParent( e : Expr );
 	EBlock( e : Array<Expr> );
 	EField( e : Expr, f : String );
@@ -46,16 +46,23 @@ enum Expr {
 	EFor( v : String, it : Expr, e : Expr );
 	EBreak;
 	EContinue;
-	EFunction( params : Array<String>, e : Expr, ?name : String );
+	EFunction( args : Array<{ name : String, t : Null<CType> }>, e : Expr, ?name : String, ?ret : CType );
 	EReturn( ?e : Expr );
 	EArray( e : Expr, index : Expr );
 	EArrayDecl( e : Array<Expr> );
 	ENew( cl : String, params : Array<Expr> );
 	EThrow( e : Expr );
-	ETry( e : Expr, v : String, ecatch : Expr );
+	ETry( e : Expr, v : String, t : Null<CType>, ecatch : Expr );
 	EObject( fl : Array<{ name : String, e : Expr }> );
 }
 
+enum CType {
+	CTPath( path : Array<String>, ?params : Array<CType> );
+	CTFun( args : Array<CType>, ret : CType );
+	CTAnon( fields : Array<{ name : String, t : CType }> );
+	CTParent( t : CType );
+}
+
 enum Error {
 	EInvalidChar( c : Int );
 	EUnexpected( s : String );
diff --git a/hscript/Interp.hx b/hscript/Interp.hx
index a7cec3b..17231bb 100644
--- a/hscript/Interp.hx
+++ b/hscript/Interp.hx
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class Interp {
 			if( v == null && !variables.exists(id) )
 				throw Error.EUnknownVariable(id);
 			return v;
-		case EVar(n,e):
+		case EVar(n,_,e):
 			declared.push({ n : n, old : locals.get(n) });
 			locals.set(n,{ r : (e == null)?null:expr(e) });
 			return null;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Interp {
 			throw SContinue;
 		case EReturn(e):
 			throw SReturn((e == null)?null:expr(e));
-		case EFunction(params,fexpr,name):
+		case EFunction(params,fexpr,name,_):
 			var capturedLocals = duplicate(locals);
 			var me = this;
 			var f = function(args:Array<Dynamic>) {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Interp {
 				var old = me.locals;
 				me.locals = me.duplicate(capturedLocals);
 				for( i in 0...params.length )
-					me.locals.set(params[i],{ r : args[i] });
+					me.locals.set(params[i].name,{ r : args[i] });
 				var r = null;
 				try {
 					r = me.exprReturn(fexpr);
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class Interp {
 			return cnew(cl,a);
 		case EThrow(e):
 			throw expr(e);
-		case ETry(e,n,ecatch):
+		case ETry(e,n,_,ecatch):
 			var old = declared.length;
 			try {
 				var v : Dynamic = expr(e);
diff --git a/hscript/Parser.hx b/hscript/Parser.hx
index c4b596f..fec8c19 100644
--- a/hscript/Parser.hx
+++ b/hscript/Parser.hx
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class Parser {
 		activate JSON compatiblity
 	**/
 	public var allowJSON : Bool;
+	
+	/**
+		allow types declarations
+	**/
+	public var allowTypes : Bool;
 
 	// implementation
 	var input : haxe.io.Input;
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ class Parser {
 		while( true ) {
 			var tk = token();
 			if( tk == TEof ) break;
-			tokens.add(tk);
+			push(tk);
 			a.push(parseFullExpr());
 		}
 		return if( a.length == 1 ) a[0] else EBlock(a);
@@ -113,12 +118,21 @@ class Parser {
 		throw Error.EUnexpected(tokenString(tk));
 		return null;
 	}
+	
+	inline function push(tk) {
+		tokens.add(tk);
+	}
+	
+	inline function ensure(tk) {
+		var t = token();
+		if( t != tk ) unexpected(t);
+	}
 
 	function isBlock(e) {
 		return switch( e ) {
 		case EBlock(_), EObject(_): true;
-		case EFunction(_,e,_): isBlock(e);
-		case EVar(_,e): e != null && isBlock(e);
+		case EFunction(_,e,_,_): isBlock(e);
+		case EVar(_,_,e): e != null && isBlock(e);
 		case EIf(_,e1,e2): if( e2 != null ) isBlock(e2) else isBlock(e1);
 		case EBinop(_,_,e): isBlock(e);
 		case EUnop(_,prefix,e): !prefix && isBlock(e);
@@ -134,7 +148,7 @@ class Parser {
 		var tk = token();
 		if( tk != TSemicolon && tk != TEof ) {
 			if( isBlock(e) )
-				tokens.add(tk);
+				push(tk);
 			else
 				unexpected(tk);
 		}
@@ -161,8 +175,7 @@ class Parser {
 			default:
 				unexpected(tk);
 			}
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TDoubleDot ) unexpected(tk);
+			ensure(TDoubleDot);
 			fl.push({ name : id, e : parseExpr() });
 			tk = token();
 			switch( tk ) {
@@ -188,8 +201,7 @@ class Parser {
 			return parseExprNext(EConst(c));
 		case TPOpen:
 			var e = parseExpr();
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TPClose ) unexpected(tk);
+			ensure(TPClose);
 			return parseExprNext(EParent(e));
 		case TBrOpen:
 			tk = token();
@@ -198,8 +210,8 @@ class Parser {
 				return parseExprNext(EObject([]));
 			case TId(id):
 				var tk2 = token();
-				tokens.add(tk2);
-				tokens.add(tk);
+				push(tk2);
+				push(tk);
 				switch( tk2 ) {
 				case TDoubleDot:
 					return parseExprNext(parseObject());
@@ -210,20 +222,20 @@ class Parser {
 					switch( c ) {
 					case CString(_):
 						var tk2 = token();
-						tokens.add(tk2);
-						tokens.add(tk);
+						push(tk2);
+						push(tk);
 						switch( tk2 ) {
 						case TDoubleDot:
 							return parseExprNext(parseObject());
 						default:
 						}
 					default:
-						tokens.add(tk);
+						push(tk);
 					}
 				} else
-					tokens.add(tk);
+					push(tk);
 			default:
-				tokens.add(tk);
+				push(tk);
 			}
 			var a = new Array();
 			while( true ) {
@@ -231,7 +243,7 @@ class Parser {
 				tk = token();
 				if( tk == TBrClose )
 					break;
-				tokens.add(tk);
+				push(tk);
 			}
 			return EBlock(a);
 		case TOp(op):
@@ -244,7 +256,7 @@ class Parser {
 			var a = new Array();
 			tk = token();
 			while( tk != TBkClose ) {
-				tokens.add(tk);
+				push(tk);
 				a.push(parseExpr());
 				tk = token();
 				if( tk == TComma )
@@ -296,8 +308,8 @@ class Parser {
 			if( Type.enumEq(tk,TId("else")) )
 				e2 = parseExpr();
 			else {
-				tokens.add(tk);
-				if( semic ) tokens.add(TSemicolon);
+				push(tk);
+				if( semic ) push(TSemicolon);
 			}
 			EIf(cond,e1,e2);
 		case "var":
@@ -308,20 +320,24 @@ class Parser {
 			default: unexpected(tk);
 			}
 			tk = token();
+			var t = null;
+			if( tk == TDoubleDot && allowTypes ) {
+				t = parseType();
+				tk = token();
+			}
 			var e = null;
 			if( Type.enumEq(tk,TOp("=")) )
 				e = parseExpr();
 			else
-				tokens.add(tk);
-			EVar(ident,e);
+				push(tk);
+			EVar(ident,t,e);
 		case "while":
 			var econd = parseExpr();
 			var e = parseExpr();
 			EWhile(econd,e);
 		case "for":
+			ensure(TPOpen);
 			var tk = token();
-			if( tk != TPOpen ) unexpected(tk);
-			tk = token();
 			var vname = null;
 			switch( tk ) {
 			case TId(id): vname = id;
@@ -330,8 +346,7 @@ class Parser {
 			tk = token();
 			if( !Type.enumEq(tk,TId("in")) ) unexpected(tk);
 			var eiter = parseExpr();
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TPClose ) unexpected(tk);
+			ensure(TPClose);
 			EFor(vname,eiter,parseExpr());
 		case "break": EBreak;
 		case "continue": EContinue;
@@ -340,19 +355,26 @@ class Parser {
 			var tk = token();
 			var name = null;
 			switch( tk ) {
-			case TId(id): name = id; tk = token();
-			default:
+			case TId(id): name = id;
+			default: push(tk);
 			}
-			if( tk != TPOpen ) unexpected(tk);
+			ensure(TPOpen);
 			var args = new Array();
 			tk = token();
 			if( tk != TPClose ) {
 				while( true ) {
+					var name = null;
 					switch( tk ) {
-					case TId(id): args.push(id);
+					case TId(id): name = id;
 					default: unexpected(tk);
 					}
 					tk = token();
+					var t = null;
+					if( tk == TDoubleDot && allowTypes ) {
+						t = parseType();
+						tk = token();
+					}
+					args.push({ name : name, t : t });
 					switch( tk ) {
 					case TComma:
 					case TPClose: break;
@@ -361,10 +383,18 @@ class Parser {
 					tk = token();
 				}
 			}
-			EFunction(args,parseExpr(),name);
+			var ret = null;
+			if( allowTypes ) {
+				tk = token();
+				if( tk != TDoubleDot )
+					push(tk);
+				else
+					ret = parseType();
+			}
+			EFunction(args, parseExpr(), name, ret);
 		case "return":
 			var tk = token();
-			tokens.add(tk);
+			push(tk);
 			EReturn(if( tk == TSemicolon ) null else parseExpr());
 		case "new":
 			var a = new Array();
@@ -394,21 +424,23 @@ class Parser {
 		case "try":
 			var e = parseExpr();
 			var tk = token();
-			if( !Type.enumEq(tk,TId("catch")) ) unexpected(tk);
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TPOpen ) unexpected(tk);
+			if( !Type.enumEq(tk, TId("catch")) ) unexpected(tk);
+			ensure(TPOpen);
 			tk = token();
 			var vname = switch( tk ) {
 			case TId(id): id;
 			default: unexpected(tk);
 			}
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TDoubleDot ) unexpected(tk);
-			tk = token();
-			if( !Type.enumEq(tk,TId("Dynamic")) ) unexpected(tk);
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TPClose ) unexpected(tk);
-			ETry(e,vname,parseExpr());
+			ensure(TDoubleDot);
+			var t = null;
+			if( allowTypes )
+				t = parseType();
+			else {
+				tk = token();
+				if( !Type.enumEq(tk, TId("Dynamic")) ) unexpected(tk);
+			}
+			ensure(TPClose);
+			ETry(e,vname,t,parseExpr());
 		default:
 			null;
 		}
@@ -421,7 +453,7 @@ class Parser {
 			for( x in unopsSuffix )
 				if( x == op ) {
 					if( isBlock(e1) || switch(e1) { case EParent(_): true; default: false; } ) {
-						tokens.add(tk);
+						push(tk);
 						return e1;
 					}
 					return parseExprNext(EUnop(op,false,e1));
@@ -439,21 +471,107 @@ class Parser {
 			return parseExprNext(ECall(e1,parseExprList(TPClose)));
 		case TBkOpen:
 			var e2 = parseExpr();
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TBkClose ) unexpected(tk);
+			ensure(TBkClose);
 			return parseExprNext(EArray(e1,e2));
 		case TQuestion:
 			var e2 = parseExpr();
-			tk = token();
-			if( tk != TDoubleDot ) unexpected(tk);
+			ensure(TDoubleDot);
 			var e3 = parseExpr();
 			return EIf(e1,e2,e3);
 		default:
-			tokens.add(tk);
+			push(tk);
 			return e1;
 		}
 	}
 
+	function parseType() : CType {
+		var t = token();
+		switch( t ) {
+		case TId(v):
+			var path = [v];
+			while( true ) {
+				t = token();
+				if( t != TDot )
+					break;
+				t = token();
+				switch( t ) {
+				case TId(v):
+					path.push(v);
+				default:
+					unexpected(t);
+				}
+			}
+			var params = null;
+			switch( t ) {
+			case TOp(op):
+				if( op == "<" ) {
+					params = [];
+					while( true ) {
+						params.push(parseType());
+						t = token();
+						switch( t ) {
+						case TComma: continue;
+						case TOp(op): if( op ==	">" ) break;
+						default:
+						}
+						unexpected(t);
+					}
+				}
+			default:
+				push(t);
+			}
+			return parseTypeNext(CTPath(path, params));
+		case TPOpen:
+			var t = parseType();
+			ensure(TPClose);
+			return parseTypeNext(CTParent(t));
+		case TBrOpen:
+			var fields = [];
+			while( true ) {
+				t = token();
+				switch( t ) {
+				case TBrClose: break;
+				case TId(name):
+					ensure(TDoubleDot);
+					fields.push( { name : name, t : parseType() } );
+					t = token();
+					switch( t ) {
+					case TComma:
+					case TBrClose: break;
+					default: unexpected(t);
+					}
+				default:
+					unexpected(t);
+				}
+			}
+			return parseTypeNext(CTAnon(fields));
+		default:
+			return unexpected(t);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	function parseTypeNext( t : CType ) {
+		var tk = token();
+		switch( tk ) {
+		case TOp(op):
+			if( op != "->" ) {
+				push(tk);
+				return t;
+			}
+		default:
+			push(tk);
+			return t;
+		}
+		var t2 = parseType();
+		switch( t2 ) {
+		case CTFun(args, ret):
+			args.unshift(t);
+			return t2;
+		default:
+			return CTFun([t], t2);
+		}
+	}
+	
 	function parseExprList( etk ) {
 		var args = new Array();
 		var tk = token();