http://scala.sygneca.com// 2010-09-03T00:24:08+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com// http://scala.sygneca.com//lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/api?rev=1265879458 This is an undocumented feature. object WeekDays extends Enumeration(1) { // initial value final val Sunday, Monday, Tuesday = Value // from initial value final val Wednesday = Value(10) // a specific value final val Thursda... text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/development?rev=1265879458 You can also go back to the FAQ page. Why does building Scala on OS X fail? Attempting to build Scala on PowerPC OS X results in various errors. These can range from an internal compiler error to a Trace/BPT trap. It is claimed that Java 1.5.0_0... text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/general?rev=1265879458 You can also go back to the FAQ page. Why Scala? Experiment in mixing object oriented programming and functional programming. Who is responsible for Scala? Martin Odersky at EPFL. How stable are Scala applications? The Scala compiler is qui... text/html 2010-05-08T11:02:51+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/interoperability?rev=1273312971 You can also go back to the FAQ page. Can I use Java classes from within my Scala code? Accessing Java classes from Scala code is no problem at all. Simply treat the Java class as if it was a Scala class. Java 1.5 generics are a bit tricky to de... text/html 2010-05-20T09:38:29+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/language?rev=1274344709 You can also go back to the FAQ page. How do I import? The following imports class Map from package scala.collection.mutable: import scala.collection.mutable.Map We can import several classes from the same package in a single statement: import... text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/scala-to-java-mapping?rev=1265879458 Consider the following Scala object object HelloObj { val f = "one field"; val x = 3; } It gets compiled to two files, HelloObj.class and HelloObj$.class. The first of these only exists to make life easier for Java programmers. public ... text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/sidebar?rev=1265879458 FAQ topics FAQ overview */ ===== General questions */ ===== The Scala language */ ===== The Scala API */ ===== Types Using Scala and Java together */ ===== Developing Scala */ ===== Using XML in Scala Site contents Start page FAQs Ar... text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/start?rev=1265879458 General questions Why Scala? Who is responsible for Scala? How stable are Scala applications? What JRE should I use to run Scala? Under which license is Scala available? How can I distribute a Scala application? Where do I get the newest ... text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/types?rev=1265879458 I have some cases where I’d like methods to return either type A or some type B (A and B are some classes, like String and Int)? You can use an Either type and pattern matching sealed trait Either[A,B] case class Left[A,B]... text/html 2010-02-11T09:10:58+01:00 http://scala.sygneca.com//faqs/xml?rev=1265879458 I am generating (X)HTML that contains some JavaScript, and the scripts often contain characters that are not XML. Is there a way to still use scala.xml for this stuff? Yes there is. This task is so common nowadays that we decided to support it usin...