Object is not a value error in scala

Question

While trying to make a map in Scala, I receive the following error message: object Map is not a value

The code I\'m using is the following:

Answer 1

I got similar error on Lists. try this in scala console:

import java.util.List object test { def a():List[String] = { val list = List[String](); null }}

you'll get the err "Object List is not a value."

You get it because you're hiding the built-in List type, that is because List is different from java.util.List

What if someone wants to use util.List?

you can use a qualified name or a rename import

! import java.util.{List => JList}

import java.util.{List=>JList}