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Scala Repl

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Scala class examples

Notes on Scala’s class :

Parameters of Scala methods are values (val) not variables (var)
Scala method returns the last value computed by the method

//  Scala class with a private member
class Shape{
private var vertexes = 0
}
// Scala class with a method
class Shape{
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Scala Map Examples

Notes on maps :
- there is mutable and immutable maps
Examples :
import scala.collection.mutable.Map
val rucksack = Map[Int, String]()
rucksack += (1 -> “shawl”)
rucksack += (2 ->”gloves”)
rucksack += (3->”hat”)
println(rucksack)
val ruckSackPile = Map[Int, String](1 -> “shawl”, 2 ->”gloves”, 3->”hat”)
println(ruckSackPile)
Reference:
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Scala Sets Examples

Notes on sets :
- Scala provides mutable and immutable sets. (scala.collection.mutable, scala.collection.immutable )
Sets examples :
- Sets creating, initializating
scala> import scala.collection.mutable.Set
scala> val teniscordVisitorsSet = Set(“Players”, “Watchers”)
scala> tenisCordVisitorsSet += “Referees”
scala>import scala.collection.immutable.HashSet
scala>val tenisCordVisitorsSet = HashSet(“Players”, “Watchers”)
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Scala Tuples Examples

My notes on tuples :
- tuples are immutable, but unlike lists, tuples can contain different types of elements
- tuples are very useful when you need to return multiple objects
Tuples examples :
- Access to element of tuple
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Scala List Examples

My notes on scala.lists :
- scala.list is different from java.util.List
- scala.list is  ‘immutable sequence of objects’
- scala list doesn’t support append operation
Some Scala list operators and methods:

::: – for list concatenation
scala > val oneTwo = List(1, 2)
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Arrays in Scala and its tricky behaviour ;-)

The row bellow shows parametrizing of an array with a String type in Scala.
scala > val greetStrings = new Array[String](3)
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A little Scala Quiz ;-)

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Scala Variables

Definition of variable with var and val in Scala and the elegant way of definition. Continue reading

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Hello World in Scala II ;-)

Notion about Scala’s object. Continue reading

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