How to create an Array for Tuples in Scala?

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Im trying to create an empty Array to store coordinates of an object in an Tuple which is then stored in an Array.

When I try:

var walls = Array[Tuple2]()

Im getting this error message:

kinds of the type arguments (Tuple2) do not conform to the expected kinds of the type parameters (type T).
[error] Tuple2's type parameters do not match type T's expected parameters:
[error] class Tuple2 has two type parameters, but type T has none
[error]         var walls = Array[Tuple2]()

Is there any possibility to do this?

You want something like Array.empty[(Int, Int)] or whatever type your coordinates will have. - also, you probably want to remove the two layers of mutability as well as avoid using Arrays — Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
– Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez, Commented Feb 18, 2023 at 15:13

Dmytro Mitin · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-18 15:42:38Z

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Tuple2 is a type constructor (of kind [*, *] => *).

Array is a type constructor too (of kind [*] => *).

You have to apply Tuple2 to two types (of kind *) in order to make it suitable as an argument of Array.

That's why Array[(Int, Int)] aka Array[Tuple2[Int, Int]] is working while Array[Tuple2] is not.

answered Feb 18, 2023 at 15:42

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TamZ · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-18 15:14:18Z

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Okay I found a way:

var walls = Array[(Int, Int)]()

answered Feb 18, 2023 at 15:14

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