Scala: How do I set a generic Trait? - scala

Question

I can't set up this generic trait whose parametrized forms can be consumed by a common class/object/method. I have tried different +|-|_ combinations :-)
Update: The first comment below shows that this can work if the Wrapper is also parametrized. Can a non-parametrized Wrapper do the job? Can an object Wrapper do the job? Can some magic combination of +|-|_ and all that give me the same desired result with a non-parametrized Wrapper or object?
case class OldStuff(name: String)
case class NewStuff(id: Int)
trait Poster[T] {
def translate(i: Int):T
}
class NewPoster extends Poster[NewStuff] {
def translate(i: Int):NewStuff = new NewStuff(3)
}
class OldPoster extends Poster[OldStuff] {
def translate(i: Int):OldStuff = new OldStuff("A" * 3)
}
val old = new OldPoster()
// so far so good
class Wrapper{
var poster: Poster[_] = null
def setter(p: Poster[_]) = {poster = p }
def prepare_input[A]( ) = {
val i: Int = 5
println(poster.translate(i))
}
}
val w= new Wrapper()
val old = new OldPoster()
w.setter(old)
scala> w.setter(old)
<console>:58: error: type mismatch;
found : OldPoster
required: Poster[_]
w.setter(old)

Answer 1

First, I don't see such error with Scala 2.11.
Then, would be better to avoid erasure by Poster[_]:
class Wrapper[T] {
var poster: Poster[T] = null
def setter(p: Poster[T]) = {poster = p }
def prepare_input() = {
val i: Int = 5
println(poster.translate(i))
}
}
val w= new Wrapper[OldStuff]()
val old = new OldPoster()
w.setter(old)
Finally, not using mutability would make the code more predictable against concurrency.
class Wrapper[T](poster: Poster[T]) {
def prepare_input() = {
val i: Int = 5
println(poster.translate(i))
}
}
val w = new Wrapper(new OldPoster())