- Case classes are immutable data structure.
- Can be used with
match.
case class Person(name: String)
val person = Person("Nitin")By default the visibility identifier is val which makes members immutable.
Destructuring object
- case classes can be destructured using pattern matching like shown below.
person match
case Person(name) => println("Name : " + name)This destructuring happens because of unapply method case provides.
This note talks about apply and unapply methods.