/** This is a test to make sure distinct always * returns the first of any duplicated element. */ object Test { val alphabet = 'a' to 'z' mkString "" val alphaList = ('a' to 'z').toList def shuffled = util.Random.shuffle(alphaList) def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = { val longList = alphaList ++ (1 to 9 flatMap (_ => shuffled)) val result = longList.distinct mkString "" println(result) } }