How to use a variable named 'type' in Scala class definition?

Question

I have to create a class that in its definition contains a variable named 'type', for example like this:

case class testEntity (
   type: String,
   val: String
)

Is there any possible to do that?

Answer 1

To use names that are normally not allowed you have to put them in backticks (`). Your declaration will look like this:

case class testEntity (
   `type`: String,
   `val`: String
)

Since type and val are both keywords.

EDIT: Also the convention in Scala is to start class names with a capital letter.