Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala> scala> import scala.reflect.mirror._ import scala.reflect.mirror._ scala> def foo[T]{ val code = reify { List[T]() } println(code.eval) } :11: free type: Ident(newTypeName("T")) defined by foo in :10:16 val code = reify { ^ foo: [T]=> Unit scala> scala>