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I don't like Scala isInstanceOf and asInstanceOf methods - they are long and asInstanceOf can throw exception so we need to use it in couple. Better way is to use pattern matching: Scala: How do I cast a variable? but for really simple operations it can be relatively long too. In C# we have 'is' and 'as' operators so I wanted to implement implicit definition with this in Scala. My code look like this: scala> class TypeCast(x:Any){ | def is[T](t:Class[T]) = t.isInstance(x) | def as[T](t:Class[T]):Option[T] = if(t.isInstance(x)) Option(t.cast(x)) else None | } defined class TypeCast scala> implicit def TypeCastID(x:Any)=new TypeCast(x) TypeCastID: (x: Any)TypeCast scala> 123 as classOf[String] res14: Option[String] = None scala> "asd" as classOf[String] res15: Option[String] = Some(asd) It has one advantage - implement null-object pattern but also have disadvantages: need to use classOf[T] operator - it's too long overhead connected with implicit def for such simple operation so there is no practical reason to use it. I would like to know is there any way to implement this without need to use classOf[T]?

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