Questions tagged [implicits]

Anything related to Scala implicit parameters or conversions

Implicits parameters and conversions are a feature of the Scala language. An implicit parameter is one that can be automatically inferred based on its type and the values in scope, without you needing to pass in the value of the argument explicitly. An implicit conversion function converts one type to another automatically on-demand, without needing to call the function explicitly.

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Implicit parameter does not work

Suppose that I have the following scala code: trait ValueSource[A] { def value(a: Int): A } trait ValueSourceOps[A] { def self: Int def F: ValueSource[A] def value: A = F.value(self) } trait ToValueSourceOps { implicit def…
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Trouble using Implicit Ordered with PriorityQueue (Scala)

I'm trying to create a data structure that has a PriorityQueue in it. I've succeeded in making a non-generic version of it. I can tell it works because it solves the A.I. problem I have. Here is a snippet of it: class ProntoPriorityQueue { //TODO…
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Trouble getting scala type inference to work

The general goal: Suppose for instance I want to develop a very pluggable issue tracker. Its core implementation might only support a ticket id and a description. Other extensions might add support for various other fields, yet those fields might…
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behaviour of implicit function declaration

I know it is wrong to use a function without prototype. But when I was fiddling around, I came across this strange and conflicting behavior. test1 #include #include void main(){ char c='\0'; float…
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How does implicit types in scala work with reference to this https://youtu.be/hC4gGCD3vlY?t=263

How does implicit types in scala work with reference to this https://youtu.be/hC4gGCD3vlY?t=263. Also I did not understand why he mentions that the convertAtoB object is static.
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