trait Buffer { type T val element: T } abstract class SeqBuffer extends Buffer { type U type T <: Seq[U] def length = element.length } abstract class IntSeqBuffer extends SeqBuffer { type U = Int } def newIntSeqBuf(elem1: Int, elem2: Int): IntSeqBuffer = new IntSeqBuffer { type T = List[U] val element = List(elem1, elem2) } val buf = newIntSeqBuf(7, 8) println("length = " + buf.length) println("content = " + buf.element) abstract class Buffer[+T] { val element: T } abstract class SeqBuffer[U, +T <: Seq[U]] extends Buffer[T] { def length = element.length } def newIntSeqBuf(e1: Int, e2: Int): SeqBuffer[Int, Seq[Int]] = new SeqBuffer[Int, List[Int]] { val element = List(e1, e2) } val buf = newIntSeqBuf(7, 8) println("length = " + buf.length) println("content = " + buf.element)