scala> val t = true t: Boolean = true scala> val f = false f: Boolean = false scala> val a = 'A' a: Char = A scala> val b = '\u0041' b: Char = A scala> val c = '\101' c: Char = A scala> val s = "Hello" s: String = Hello scala> val es = "\"\\" es: String = "\ scala> val es = "\"\/\" <console>:1: error: invalid escape character val es = "\"\/\" ^ <console>:1: error: unclosed string literal val es = "\"\/\" ^ scala> val es = "\"\'\" <console>:1: error: unclosed string literal val es = "\"\'\" ^ scala> val es = "\"\'\\" es: String = "'\ scala> val s = 'sSymbol' <console>:1: error: unclosed character literal val s = 'sSymbol' ^ scala> val s = 'sSymbol s: Symbol = 'sSymbol scala> s.name res0: String = sSymbol