Scala: case classes and pattern matching

Question

I've created this case classes and functions in scala:

abstract class Building[T]
case class University[T](a: Building[T], b: Building[T], c: T) extends Building

def u[A,B](a: Building[A]): Building[B] = a match {
  case n: University[A] => University[B](n.a, n.b, n.c);
}

However it says this when compiling:

[error] test.scala:357: type mismatch; [error] found : test.abc.def.University[B] [error] required: test.abc.def.Building[B]

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

University must extend Building[T] not just Building

case class University[T](a: Building[T], b: Building[T], c: T) extends Building[T]

Here is the complete code

abstract class Building[T]
case class University[T](a: Building[T], b: Building[T], c: T) extends Building[T]

In u function Output type is Building[B]. You are returning University[B] But University[B] takes a which is Building[B] b which is again Building[B] and c which is B.

n.a returns Building[A] not Building[B] so as University[B] takes two Building[B] and one B. You cannot pass n.a, n.b and n.c to create university[B].

To make the code compile I have changed the output type and returning University[B]

def u[A,B](a: Building[A]): Building[A] = a match {
  case n: University[A] => University[A](n.a, n.b, n.c);
}

Correct code

abstract class Building[T]

case class University[T](a: Building[T], b: Building[T], c: T) extends Building[T]

def convert[A, B](a: A): B = ???

def bConvert[A, B](building: Building[A]): Building[B] = ???

def u[A,B](a: Building[A]): Building[B] = a match {
  case n: University[A] => University[B](bConvert(n.a), bConvert(n.b), convert(n.c));
}