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From http://www.scala-lang.org/files/archive/spec/2.12/08-pattern-matching.html#type-patterns we can write following code
Suppose I have a type class:
trait T[A] {
def getType: String
}
object T {
def apply[A](implicit t: T[A]): T[A] = t
implicit object TInt extends T[Int] {
def getType = "Int"
}
implicit object TString extends T[String] {
def getType = "String"
}
}
and typed class which uses my type class
class C[A] {
def func(implicit t: T[A]) = t.getType
}
When I try to typify C[A]
I get an error
val list: List[Int] = 1 :: 2 :: Nil
val result =
list match {
case list: List[t] => new C[t] //type parameter 't'
}
result.func //Error: could not find implicit value for parameter t: T[t]
What is wrong in this case of the usage of a type parameter in the pattern matching?
Updated Another simple example:
val array =
List[Int](1, 2, 3, 4) match {
case l: List[a] => scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer[a]()
}
array += 1
Error: type mismatch; found: Int(1), required: a array += 1