How can I match classes in a Scala “match” statement?

Question

How can I use a \"match\" statement to identify the value of a class variable? The following is invalid, and I can\'t find an acceptable variant -- other than if ... else i

Answer 1

To consider inheritance:

val what = c match {
  case q if classOf[Int].isAssignableFrom(q) => "int!"
  case q if classOf[Float].isAssignableFrom(q)  => "float!"
}