Specify impl for Show[Symbol]
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On 2.12, `Symbol.toString` is e.g. `'foo`. On 2.13, it's `Symbol(foo)`. I want to use `Show` to get away from the vagaries of relying on `.toString` - to have a reliable nailed-down String representation for types. Want to use `Show` to build a pretty-printer, without having the output depend on which Scala version you're using. I tried overriding the `Show[Symbol]` instance locally, but I just got an ambiguous implicit error. Don't know how to not import this instance, since it's on the companion object for `Show`.
LeifW
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Aug 2, 2023
This should be solvable, can you create a small example that demonstrates the problem? |
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On 2.12,
Symbol.toStringis e.g.'foo. On 2.13, it'sSymbol(foo).I want to use
Showto get away from the vagaries of relying on.toString- to have a reliable nailed-down String representation for types.Want to use
Showto build a pretty-printer, without having the output depend on which Scala version you're using.I tried overriding the
Show[Symbol]instance locally, but I just got an ambiguous implicit error. Don't know how to not import this instance, since it's on the companion object forShow.