Missing parameter type error by calling toSet?

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When you say val s = l.toSet the compiler figures that the only sensible type for toSet is Char–that’s the most specific choice. Then, given that s is a set of Char, the compiler realizes that the map must be from a Char.

But in the second case, it withholds judgment on what the type of elements in toSet is. It might be Char, but AnyVal would also work, as would Any.

l.toSet.map((i: Any) => (i, l.filter(x => x == i).size))

Normally the rule is that the compiler should pick the most specific value. But since functions are contravariant in their argument, they are most specific when they take an Any as an argument, so the compiler can’t decide. There could exist a rule to break the tie (“prefer the early assumption”), but there isn’t one implemented. So it asks for your help.

You can provide the type either on the function argument or on the toSet to fix the problem:

l.toSet.map((i: Char) => (i, l.filter(x => x == i).size))
l.toSet[Char].map(i => (i, l.filter(x => x == i).size))

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