Scala Modifiers and Type parametrization

Question

I\'m creating a memoization class.

Each class memoizes a function type and has the following definition:

 class MemoizedFunction1[-T1, +R](f: T1 => R)         


        

Answer 1

Let's assume you can remove [this].

Without [this] you can add method getOtherCache:

class MemoizedFunction1[-T1, +R](f: T1 => R) { 
  private val cache = mutable.Map[T1, R]() // trait Map[A, B] extends Iterable[(A, B)] with Map[A, B] with MapLike[A, B, Map[A, B]]
  def apply(t: T1): R = cache.getOrElseUpdate(t,f(t))

  def getOtherCache(other: MemoizedFunction1[T1, R]) {
    val otherCache: mutable.Map[T1, R] = other.cache;
  }
}

class A
class B extends A

val mf1: MemoizedFunction1[B, B] = new MemoizedFunction1[B, B](b => b)

val mf2: MemoizedFunction1[B, B] = new MemoizedFunction1[A, B](a => new B)
// mf2 is MemoizedFunction1[B, B]
// mf2 contains mutable.Map[A, B]

mf1.getOtherCache(mf2) //Error! mf2.cache is NOT mutable.Map[B, B]!