Scala case of case classes
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Scala case classes provide a convenient way to pattern match on class types. Case classes automatically generate useful methods like equals, hashCode, and toString. When defining a case class, the constructor parameters become val fields of the class. This allows simple access and comparison of case class values. Case classes also avoid the need for the 'new' keyword when constructing new instances.
![The unapply() method
Similarly you also define an unapply(….) method for any Class or an Object and it will be called during a case match block of
code as below…
scala> object Test {
| def unapply(x:Int):Option[Int] = {
| if (x > 5) Some(x) else None}
|}
defined module Test
scala> for(i <- 1 to 10) i match {
| case Test(a) => println(" value of a " + a)
| case _ => println("not matching")}
not matching
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value of a 6
value of a 7
value of a 8
value of a 9
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Scala case of case classes
- 1. Scala – Case of Case Classes By VulcanMinds
- 2. Case Classes - Concepts Scala provides ‘Case Classes’ to do elegant comparisons in your code about the class object types. for e.g. a case class looks like… scala> abstract case class Animal defined class Animal scala> case class Dog(breed:String,name:String) extends Animal; defined class Dog scala> case class Cat(breed:String,name:String) extends Animal; defined class Cat Now Create instances…… scala> var anAnimal:Animal = new Cat(“Indonesian","Silly"); anAnimal: Animal = Animal() scala> var anAnimal2:Animal = new Dog("Alsatian","Biscuit"); anAnimal2: Animal = Animal() scala> anAnimal match { | case Cat(breed,name) => println("The animal was cat with name :" + name + “ and breed:" + breed) | case Dog(breed,name) => println("The animal was dog with name :" + name + “ and breed:" + breed)} The animal was cat with name :Silly and breed:Indonesian
- 3. Case Classes - Concepts More examples..... scala> def anyGobbler(anyAnimal:Any) { | anyAnimal match { | case Dog(breed , name) => println("You gave me a Dog with value :" + anyAnimal); | case Cat(breed, name) => println("You gave me a Cat :" + anyAnimal); | case _ => println("Excuse me, why did you send me something " + anyAnimal); | }} anyGobbler: (anyAnimal: Any)Unit scala> var myDog:Dog = new Dog(“Alsatian",“biscuit") myDog: Dog = Animal() scala> var myCat:Cat = new Cat("indonesian","silly") myCat: Cat = Animal() scala> anyGobbler(myDog); You gave me a Dog with value :Animal() scala> anyGobbler(myCat); You gave me a Cat :Animal() scala> anyGobbler("garbage"); Excuse me, why did you send me something garbage
- 4. Case Classes - Concepts Accessing the members of the case classes instances…. scala> def anyGobbler2(anyAnimal:Any) { | anyAnimal match { | case Dog(breed,name) => println("You gave me a Dog with breed ::" + breed + " with name:" + name); | case Cat(breed, name) => println("You gave me a Cat with breed:" + breed + " with name:" + name); | case _ => println("Excuse me, why did you give me something else" + anyAnimal); |} |} anyGobbler2: (anyAnimal: Any)Unit scala> anyGobbler2(new Dog("Alsatian","Biscuit")); You gave me a Dog with breed ::Alsatian with name: Biscuit scala> anyGobbler2(new Cat("Indonesian","Silly")); You gave me a Cat with breed:Indonesian with name :Silly Define a new animal anyGobble2 doesn’t know….. scala> class Mouse(type:String) extends Animal; defined class Mouse scala> anyGobbler2(new Mouse("JerryType")); Excuse me, why did you give me something else Animal()
- 5. The apply() method You can define an apply(….) method for any Class or an Object and it will be called anytime you append a pair of parenthesis ‘( )’ to the object of that class. Like below scala> object Test { | def apply(x:Int) = { | x*5 } |} defined module Test Calling it is as below … scala> var a = Test(100) a: Int = 500} scala> class CTest { | def apply(x:Int) = { | x*5} |} defined class CTest scala> var s = new CTest s: CTest = CTest@5bbe2de2 scala> var p = s(100); p: Int = 500
- 6. The unapply() method Similarly you also define an unapply(….) method for any Class or an Object and it will be called during a case match block of code as below… scala> object Test { | def unapply(x:Int):Option[Int] = { | if (x > 5) Some(x) else None} |} defined module Test scala> for(i <- 1 to 10) i match { | case Test(a) => println(" value of a " + a) | case _ => println("not matching")} not matching not matching not matching not matching not matching value of a 6 value of a 7 value of a 8 value of a 9 value of a 10
- 7. class Vs case class scala> class Person(name:String) scala> case class CPerson(name:String) defined class Person defined class CPerson scala> val p = new Person("Tom") scala> var cp = CPerson("Jerry") p: Person = Person@362a7b cp: CPerson = CPerson(Jerry) scala> val p2 = new Person("Tom") scala> val n = cp.name p2: Person = Person@2cd0a9b2 n: String = Jerry scala> if(p == p2) true else false scala> var cp2 = CPerson("Jerry") res12: Boolean = false cp2: CPerson = CPerson(Jerry) scala> val m = p.name scala> if(cp == cp2) true else false <console>:9: error: value name is not a member of res10: Boolean = true Person scala> cp2.toString val m = p.name res13: String = CPerson(Jerry) scala> p2.toString res14: java.lang.String = Person@2cd0a9b2 This means that the Scala compiler adds factory method for case classes that eliminate need to add ‘new’ keyword. Parameter list of case class are added as fields /members automatically . Compiler also adds implementations of methods toString, hashCode, and equals to the case classes.