<h4 id="Alias_declarations">Alias declarations</h4>

<p>
An alias declaration binds an identifier to the given type
[<a href="#Go_1.9">Go 1.9</a>].
</p>

<pre class="ebnf">
AliasDecl = identifier [ TypeParameters ] "=" Type .
</pre>

<p>
Within the <a href="#Declarations_and_scope">scope</a> of
the identifier, it serves as an <i>alias</i> for the given type.
</p>

<pre>
type (