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diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala index 8758dd834c..82c4c01b79 100644 --- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala +++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala @@ -487,6 +487,15 @@ trait Contexts { self: Analyzer => implicitsCache } + /** + * Find a symbol in this context or one of its outers. + * + * Used to find symbols are owned by methods (or fields), they can't be + * found in some scope. + * + * Examples: companion module of classes owned by a method, default getter + * methods of nested methods. See NamesDefaults.scala + */ def lookup(name: Name, expectedOwner: Symbol) = { var res: Symbol = NoSymbol var ctx = this |