A rather weird behavior coming from the Scala REPL.
Although the following compiles without a problem:
class CompanionObjectTest {
private val x = 3
}
object CompanionObjectTest {
def testMethod(y:CompanionObjectTest) = y.x + 3
}
the private variable does not seem to be accessible from the companion object in REPL:
scala> class CompanionObjectTest {
|
| private val x = 3;
| }
defined class CompanionObjectTest
scala> object CompanionObjectTest {
|
| def testMethod(y:CompanionObjectTest) = y.x + 3
| }
<console>:9: error: value x in class CompanionObjectTest cannot be accessed in CompanionObjectTest
def testMethod(y:CompanionObjectTest) = y.x + 3
^
Why is that happening?
What is happening is that each "line" on REPL is actually placed in a different package, so the class and the object do not become companions. You can solve this in a few ways:
Make chain class and object definitions:
scala> class CompanionObjectTest {
| private val x = 3;
| }; object CompanionObjectTest {
| def testMethod(y:CompanionObjectTest) = y.x + 3
| }
defined class CompanionObjectTest
defined module CompanionObjectTest
Use paste mode:
scala> :paste
// Entering paste mode (ctrl-D to finish)
class CompanionObjectTest {
private val x = 3
}
object CompanionObjectTest {
def testMethod(y:CompanionObjectTest) = y.x + 3
}
// Exiting paste mode, now interpreting.
defined class CompanionObjectTest
defined module CompanionObjectTest
Put everything inside an object:
scala> object T {
| class CompanionObjectTest {
| private val x = 3
| }
| object CompanionObjectTest {
| def testMethod(y:CompanionObjectTest) = y.x + 3
| }
| }
defined module T
scala> import T._
import T._
This is indeed a little weird. To work around this problem, you should enter paste mode first with :paste
, then define your class and your companion object and exit paste mode with CTRL-D. Here is a sample REPL session:
Welcome to Scala version 2.9.0.1 (OpenJDK Server VM, Java 1.6.0_22).
Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
Type :help for more information.
scala> :paste
// Entering paste mode (ctrl-D to finish)
class A { private val x = 0 }
object A { def foo = (new A).x }
// Exiting paste mode, now interpreting.
defined class A
defined module A
scala>