import reflect.runtime.Mirror.ToolBox import scala.tools.nsc.reporters._ import scala.tools.nsc.Settings object Test extends App { def foo[T](ys: List[T]) = { val fun: reflect.Code[Int => Int] = x => x + ys.length fun } val code = foo(List(2)) val tree = code.tree.asInstanceOf[scala.reflect.runtime.Mirror.Tree] val targetType = code.manifest.tpe.asInstanceOf[scala.reflect.runtime.Mirror.Type] val reporter = new ConsoleReporter(new Settings) val toolbox = new ToolBox(reporter, args mkString " ") val ttree = toolbox.typeCheck(tree, targetType) println("result = "+ttree) }