import scala.xml._ object foo extends Application { { var z:NodeSeq = null Console.println(z) Console.println(z==null) var x = new UnprefixedAttribute("foo","bar", Null) //x = new UnprefixedAttribute("foo", null:Seq[Node], x) Console.println(x.toString) Console.println(x.get("foo")) // Some(bar) Console.println(x("foo")) // bar val y = x.remove("foo") Console.println(y.toString) Console.println(y == Null) // true x = new UnprefixedAttribute("foo", z, x) Console.println(x.toString) Console.println(x.get("foo")) // None Console.println(x("foo")) // null } }