import language.existentials object Test { class Def[T] class Exp[T] class Contra[-T] { def head[T1 <: T] : T1 = ??? } class Cov[+T] { } case class ArrayApply[T](x: Exp[Array[T]], i: Exp[Int], j: Exp[_]) extends Def[T] val IntArrayApply = ArrayApply[Int](new Exp[Array[Int]], new Exp[Int], new Exp[Int]) def f(x: Any) = x match { case xs: Iterable[Any] => xs.head // okay case _ => 0 } def f2(x: Any) = x match { case xs: Iterable[String] => xs.head // unchecked case _ => 0 } def f3(x: Any) = x match { case xs: Set[Any] => xs.head // unchecked case _ => 0 } def f4(x: Any) = x match { case xs: Map[Any, Any] => xs.head // unchecked case _ => 0 } def cf1(x: Any) = x match { case xs: Contra[Nothing] => xs.head // okay case _ => 0 } def cf2(x: Any) = x match { case xs: Contra[List[Nothing]] => xs.head // unchecked case _ => 0 } def co1(x: List[Cov[List[Int]]]) = x match { case _: Seq[Cov[Seq[Any]]] => true // okay case _ => false } def g[T](x: Def[T]) = x match { case ArrayApply(x: Exp[Array[T]], i: Exp[Int], _) => x // okay case _ => 0 } def g2[T](x: Def[T]) = x match { case ArrayApply(x: Exp[Array[T]], _, j: Exp[String]) => x // unchecked case _ => 0 } def g3[T](x: Any) = x match { case ArrayApply(x: Exp[Array[T]], _, _) => x // unchecked case _ => 0 } def g4 = IntArrayApply match { case ArrayApply(x: Exp[Array[Int]], _, _) => x // okay case _ => () } def g5[T](x: ArrayApply[Int]) = x match { case ArrayApply(x: Exp[Array[Int]], _, _) => x // okay case _ => 0 } // Nope // // def g5 = IntArrayApply match { // case ArrayApply(x: Exp[Array[String]], _, _) => x // nope // case _ => () // } }