Invariance 

val catContainer: Container[Cat] = new Container(Cat("Felix"))
val animalContainer: Container[Animal] = catContainer
animalContainer.setValue(Dog("Spot"))
val cat: Cat = catContainer.getValue // Oops, we'd end up with a Dog assigned to a Cat

Generic classes in Scala are invariant by default. This means that they are neither covariant nor contravariant.

Invariance → is a → Variance.

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