import scala.reflect._ import scala.reflect.api._ import scala.tools.nsc.reporters._ import scala.tools.nsc.Settings import reflect.runtime.Mirror.ToolBox class ann(bar: String, quux: Array[String] = Array(), baz: ann = null) extends ClassfileAnnotation object Test extends App { // test 1: reify val tree = scala.reflect.Code.lift{ class C { def x: Int = { 2: @ann(bar="1", quux=Array("2", "3"), baz = new ann(bar = "4")) } } }.tree println(tree.toString) // test 2: import and compile val reporter = new ConsoleReporter(new Settings) val toolbox = new ToolBox(reporter) toolbox.runExpr(tree) }