1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
index d95807e3c..177882688 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ object ErrorReporting {
 
     def patternConstrStr(tree: Tree): String = ???
 
-    def typeMismatch(tree: Tree, pt: Type): Tree = {
-      val result = errorTree(tree,
-        i"""type mismatch:
-           | found   : ${tree.tpe}
-           | required: $pt""".stripMargin)
+    def typeMismatch(tree: Tree, pt: Type): Tree =
+      errorTree(tree, typeMismatchStr(tree.tpe, pt))
+
+    def typeMismatchStr(found: Type, expected: Type) = {
       if (ctx.settings.explaintypes.value)
-        new ExplainingTypeComparer().isSubType(tree.tpe, pt)
-      result
+        new ExplainingTypeComparer().isSubType(found, expected)
+      i"""type mismatch:
+           | found   : $found
+           | required: $expected""".stripMargin
     }
-
   }
 
   def err(implicit ctx: Context): Errors = new Errors