Why do case class companion objects extend FunctionN?

Question

When you create a case class, the compiler creates a corresponding companion object with a few of the case class goodies: an apply factory method matching the p

Answer 1

Welcome to Scala version 2.8.0.RC3 (Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, Java 1.6.0_20).

scala> case class CC3(i: Int, b: Boolean, s: String)
defined class CC3

scala> CC3
res0: CC3.type = 

scala> CC3.apply(1, true, "boo!")
res1: CC3 = CC3(1,true,boo!)

scala> CC3(1, true, "boo!")
res2: CC3 = CC3(1,true,boo!)