object PolymorphicCopy { def main(args: Array[String]) { val a: Animal = Dog("Rover", 3, "Terrier") val b: Animal = a.copy() // calls Dog.copy() because runtime type of 'a' is Dog println(s"Dog 'a' = $a") // implicitly calls Dog.toString() println(s"Dog 'b' = $b") // ditto println(s"Dog 'a' is ${if (a == b) "" else "not"} the same object as Dog 'b'") } case class Animal(name: String, age: Int) { override def toString = s"Name: $name, Age: $age" } case class Dog(override val name: String, override val age: Int, breed: String) extends Animal(name, age) { override def toString = super.toString() + s", Breed: $breed" } }