Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala> scala> 2 ; 3 res0: Int = 3 scala> { 2 ; 3 } res1: Int = 3 scala> 5 ; 10 ; case object Cow ; 20 ; class Moo { override def toString = "Moooooo" } ; 30 ; def bippy = { 1 + 2 + 3 } ; bippy+88+11 defined module Cow defined class Moo bippy: Int res2: Int = 105 scala> scala> object Bovine { var x: List[_] = null } ; case class Ruminant(x: Int) ; bippy * bippy * bippy defined module Bovine defined class Ruminant res3: Int = 216 scala> Bovine.x = List(Ruminant(5), Cow, new Moo) Bovine.x: List[Any] = List(Ruminant(5), Cow, Moooooo) scala> Bovine.x res4: List[Any] = List(Ruminant(5), Cow, Moooooo) scala> scala>