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Created January 30, 2012 17:47
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Access to companion object of Foo via implicit resolution
trait Companion[T] {
type C
def apply() : C
}
object Companion {
implicit def companion[T](implicit comp : Companion[T]) = comp()
}
object TestCompanion {
trait Foo
object Foo {
def bar = "wibble"
// Per-companion boilerplate for access via implicit resolution
implicit def companion = new Companion[Foo] {
type C = Foo.type
def apply() = Foo
}
}
import Companion._
val fc = companion[Foo] // Type is Foo.type
val s = fc.bar // bar is accessible
}
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