Scala: Nil vs List()

Question

In Scala, is there any difference at all between Nil and List()?

If not, which one is more idiomatic Scala style? Both for creating new emp

Answer 1

As user unknown's answer shows, they are the same object.

Idiomatically Nil should be preferred because it is nice and short. There's an exception though: if an explicit type is needed for whatever reason I think

List[Foo]() 

is nicer than

Nil : List[Foo]