How to unimport String “+” operator in Scala?

Question

I\'m writing a DSL where the \"+\" operator is strictly numeric, like some other popular languages. It\'s close, but the String \"+\" operator is messing up my implicit conv

Answer 1

According to section 12.3.1 of the Scala spec, the + method for String has special treatment by the compiler. I don't know for sure, but I think this means you can't "unimport" it, which is a shame because it really breaks the type system (much like the related toString method).

Could you use a different name for the operator in your DSL, eg, ++ or &?