How to construct the Scala Form using a Java class in Play

Question

I have a Java class like:

public class User {
   public String name;
   public String email;
}

Instead of creating another case class in Scala or using tuple, can I do something like

Form<User> form = Form.form(User.class)

The above code is possible in Play Java but not for Scala

Just an idea, but should work: What happens if you just import the Java form class and use it (i.e. use play.data.Form instead of the default one for Scala, play.api.data.Form)? You should be able to use that one from Scala exactly like from Java. Well, almost exactly, more like form:Form[User] = Form.form(User.class) — Carsten
– Carsten, Commented Aug 5, 2013 at 18:52

Luigi Plinge · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-05 19:53:10Z

2

.class isn't a keyword in Scala. Try classOf[User].

i.e.

val form = Form.form(classOf[User])

answered Aug 5, 2013 at 19:53

Luigi Plinge

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