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authorMartin Odersky <odersky@gmail.com>2012-02-22 23:05:26 +0100
committerMartin Odersky <odersky@gmail.com>2012-02-22 23:05:26 +0100
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Compiler now ready to accept value classes in standard library. Time for a new STARR!
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@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@
package scala.runtime
-final class StringFormat(val self: Any) extends AnyVal {
+/** A wrapper class that adds a `formatted` operation to any value
+ */
+final class StringFormat(val self: Any) {
+
+ // Note: The implicit conversion from Any to StringFormat is one of two
+ // implicit conversions from Any to AnyRef in Predef. It is important to have at least
+ // two such conversions, so that silent conversions from value types to AnyRef
+ // are avoided. If StringFormat should become a value class, another
+ // implicit conversion from Any to AnyRef has to be introduced in Predef
/** Returns string formatted according to given `format` string.
* Format strings are as for `String.format`