class Box[X](val x: X) extends AnyVal { def map[Y](f: X => Y): Box[Y] = ((bx: Box[X]) => new Box(f(bx.x)))(this) } object Test { def map2[X, Y](self: Box[X], f: X => Y): Box[Y] = ((bx: Box[X]) => new Box(f(bx.x)))(self) def main(args: Array[String]) { val f = (x: Int) => x + 1 val g = (x: String) => x + x map2(new Box(42), f) new Box("abc") map g } }