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scala.Conversion
abstract class Conversion[-T, +U] extends T => U
A class for implicit values that can serve as implicit conversions. The implicit resolution algorithm will act as if there existed the additional implicit definition:
def $implicitConversion[T, U](x: T)(c: Conversion[T, U]): U = c(x)
However, the presence of this definition would slow down implicit search since its outermost type matches any pair of types. Therefore, implicit search contains a special case in Implicits#discardForView which emulates the conversion in a more efficient way.
Note that this is a SAM class - function literals are automatically converted to the Conversion values.
Also note that in bootstrapped dotty, Predef.<:< should inherit from Conversion. This would cut the number of special cases in discardForView from two to one.
The Conversion class can also be used to convert explicitly, using the convert extension method.
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Convert value x of type T to type U
Composes two instances of Function1 in a new Function1, with this function applied first.
Composes two instances of Function1 in a new Function1, with this function applied first.
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A
the result type of function g
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g
a function R => A
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a new function f such that f(x) == g(apply(x))
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Composes two instances of Function1 in a new Function1, with this function applied last.
Composes two instances of Function1 in a new Function1, with this function applied last.
Type parameters
A
the type to which function g can be applied
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g
a function A => T1
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a new function f such that f(x) == apply(g(x))
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Returns a string representation of the object.
Returns a string representation of the object.
The default representation is platform dependent.
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a string representation of the object.
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x.convert converts a value x of type T to type U
x.convert converts a value x of type T to type U
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