import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._ import scala.reflect.runtime.{currentMirror => cm} import scala.tools.reflect.{ToolBox, ToolBoxError} import scala.tools.reflect.Eval object Test extends App { val thiss = reify { List[String]("") } println(thiss.eval) val tb = cm.mkToolBox() val tthiss = tb.typecheck(thiss.tree) println(tthiss) println(showRaw(tthiss)) val rtthiss = tb.untypecheck(tthiss) try { println(tb.eval(rtthiss)) } catch { // this is the current behaviour, rather than the desired behavior; see SI-5705 case _: ToolBoxError => println("error!") } }