Covariance
object CovarianceTest extends App {
def printAnimalNames(animals: List[Animal]): Unit = {
animals.foreach { animal =>
println(animal.name)
}
}
val cats: List[Cat] = List(Cat("Whiskers"), Cat("Tom"))
val dogs: List[Dog] = List(Dog("Fido"), Dog("Rex"))
printAnimalNames(cats)
// Whiskers
// Tom
printAnimalNames(dogs)
// Fido
// Rex
}
A type parameter A of a generic class can be made covariant by using the annotation +A. .
Covariance → is a → Variance.