Scala's sealed abstract vs abstract class

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Łukasz Lew picture Łukasz Lew · Jun 13, 2010 · Viewed 20.1k times · Source

What is the difference between sealed abstract and abstract Scala class?

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sepp2k picture sepp2k · Jun 13, 2010

The difference is that all subclasses of a sealed class (whether it's abstract or not) must be in the same file as the sealed class.

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