import scala.{specialized => spec} trait GrandParent[@spec(Int) -A] { def foo(a: A): Unit def bar[B <: A](b: B): Unit = println("grandparent got: %s" format b) } trait Parent[@spec(Int) -A] extends GrandParent[A] { def foo(a: A) = bar(a) } class IntChild extends Parent[Int] { override def bar[B <: Int](b: B): Unit = println("int child got: %s" format b) } class AnyChild extends Parent[Any] { override def bar[B <: Any](b: B): Unit = println("any child got: %s" format b) } object Test { def main(args: Array[String]) { new IntChild().foo(33) new AnyChild().foo(33) } }