trait Option[+a] {} case class Some[a](x: a) extends Option[a] { override def toString(): String = "Some(" + x + ")" override def equals(that: Any): Boolean = that match { case Some(x) => this.x == x case _ => false } override def hashCode(): Int = getClass().hashCode() * 41 + x.hashCode() } case object None extends Option[Nothing] { override def toString(): String = "None" override def equals(that: Any) = that match { case None => true case _ => false } override def hashCode(): Int = getClass().hashCode() } object test { def println(str: String): Unit = java.lang.System.out.println(str) def print(opt: Option[String]) = opt match { case Some(x) => println(x) case None => println("nothing") } } // if bodies are duplicated, then we would get an error like "double definition" trait John[A,B] { def filter(x:Any) = x match { case (x::xs, _) => "ga" case _ => {x:String => "foobar"} } }