首先,解释是错误的,因为两个示例的工作方式不同:
scala> val a: PartialFunction[Int, Int] = {
| case i if i != 0 => 42 / i
| }
a: PartialFunction[Int,Int] = <function1>
scala> val b = new PartialFunction[Int, Int] {
| def apply(i: Int) = 42 / i
| def isDefinedAt(i: Int) = i != 0
| }
b: PartialFunction[Int,Int] = <function1>
scala> a(0)
scala.MatchError: 0 (of class java.lang.Integer)
at scala.PartialFunction$$anon$1.apply(PartialFunction.scala:253)
at scala.PartialFunction$$anon$1.apply(PartialFunction.scala:251)
at $anonfun$1.applyOrElse(<console>:7)
at $anonfun$1.applyOrElse(<console>:7)
at scala.runtime.AbstractPartialFunction$mcII$sp.apply$mcII$sp(AbstractPartialFunction.scala:36)
... 33 elided
scala> b(0)
java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
at $anon$1.apply$mcII$sp(<console>:8)
... 33 elided
但它的核心是真实的,编译器将 case 子句中的代码转换为isDefinedAt
方法的布尔表达式,然后将函数本身作为 apply 方法(因此如果未定义值则 MatchError)
举个一般的例子,像这样的函数:
val a = PartialFunction[A, B] {
case <clause A> => <action A>
case <clause B> => <action B>
}
编译为:
val a = new PartialFunction[A, B] {
def isDefinedAt(a: A) = a match {
case <clause A> => true
case <clause B> => true
case _ => false
}
def apply(a: A) = a match {
case <clause A> => <action A>
case <clause B> => <action B>
}
}
这是定义此行为的规范。