import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._ import scala.reflect.runtime.{universe => ru} import scala.reflect.runtime.{currentMirror => cm} import scala.tools.reflect.ToolBox object Test extends App { class C[T >: Null] { val code = reify{val x: T = "2".asInstanceOf[T]; println("ima worx: %s".format(x)); x} println(code.tree.freeTypes) val T = code.tree.freeTypes(0) val tree = code.tree.substituteSymbols(List(T), List(definitions.StringClass)) cm.mkToolBox().runExpr(tree) } new C[String] }