// Test cases: the only place we can cut and paste without crying // ourself to sleep. object Test { def f1(a: Any) = a match { case x: Array[Int] => x(0) case x: Array[Double] => 2 case x: Array[Float] => x.sum.toInt case x: Array[String] => x.size case x: Array[AnyRef] => 5 case x: Array[_] => 6 case _ => 7 } def f2(a: Array[_]) = a match { case x: Array[Int] => x(0) case x: Array[Double] => 2 case x: Array[Float] => x.sum.toInt case x: Array[String] => x.size case x: Array[AnyRef] => 5 case x: Array[_] => 6 case _ => 7 } def f3[T](a: Array[T]) = a match { case x: Array[Int] => x(0) case x: Array[Double] => 2 case x: Array[Float] => x.sum.toInt case x: Array[String] => x.size case x: Array[AnyRef] => 5 case x: Array[_] => 6 case _ => 7 } def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = { println(f1(Array(1, 2, 3))) println(f1(Array(1.0, -2.0, 3.0, 1.0))) println(f1(Array(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f, -3.0f))) println(f1((1 to 4).toArray map (_.toString))) println(f1(new Array[Any](10))) // should match as Array[AnyRef] println(f1(Array(1L))) println(f1(null)) println(f2(Array(1, 2, 3))) println(f2(Array(1.0, -2.0, 3.0, 1.0))) println(f2(Array(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f, -3.0f))) println(f2((1 to 4).toArray map (_.toString))) println(f2(new Array[Any](10))) // should match as Array[AnyRef] println(f2(Array(1L))) println(f2(null)) println(f3(Array(1, 2, 3))) println(f3(Array(1.0, -2.0, 3.0, 1.0))) println(f3(Array(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f, -3.0f))) println(f3((1 to 4).toArray map (_.toString))) println(f3(new Array[Any](10))) // should match as Array[AnyRef] println(f3(Array(1L))) println(f3(null)) } }