object Test { val y = new collection.mutable.HashMap[String,Any] val z = new collection.mutable.HashMap[String,Any] y("msg") = Array[String]("1","2") val array: Array[String] = Array[String]("1","2") z("msg") = array def main(args:Array[String]) = { assert(y("msg").isInstanceOf[Array[_]]) assert(z("msg").isInstanceOf[Array[_]]) // these work, without producing a match error (z.get("msg"): @unchecked) match { case Some(_:Array[String]) => } } }