object Test{ def ?[S <: AnyRef](implicit w : S) : w.type = w // fallback, lower priority (overloading rules apply: pick alternative in subclass lowest in subtyping lattice) class ZipWithDefault { implicit def ZeroZipWith[S]: Test.ZipWith[S]{type T = Stream[S]} = new ZipWith[S] { type T = Stream[S] } } object ZipWith extends ZipWithDefault { // def apply[S: ZipWith](s : S) = ?[ZipWith[S]].zipWith(s) // TODO: bug return type should be inferred def apply[S](s : S)(implicit zw: ZipWith[S]): zw.T = zw.zipWith(s) implicit def SuccZipWith[S,R](implicit zWith : ZipWith[R]): Test.ZipWith[S => R]{type T = Stream[S] => zWith.T} = new ZipWith[S => R] { type T = Stream[S] => zWith.T // dependent types replace the associated types functionality } } import ZipWith._ trait ZipWith[S] { type T def zipWith : S => T = sys.error("") } // bug: inferred return type = (Stream[A]) => java.lang.Object with Test.ZipWith[B]{type T = Stream[B]}#T // this seems incompatible with vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv -- #3731 def map1[A,B](f : A => B) = ZipWith(f)(SuccZipWith) // this typechecks but fails in -Ycheck:first val tst1: Stream[Int] = map1[String, Int]{x: String => x.length}.apply(Stream("a")) def map2[A,B](f : A => B) = ZipWith(f) // this finds ZeroZipWith where scalac finds SuccZipWith and fails typechecking in the next line. val tst2: Stream[Int] = map2{x: String => x.length}.apply(Stream("a")) }