/**
* Joins an <code>Either</code> through <code>Right</code>.
*/
def joinRight[A1 >: A, B1 >: B, C](implicit ev: B1 <:< Either[A1, C]): Either[A1, C] = this match {
case Left(a) => Left(a)
case Right(b) => b
}
/**
* Joins an <code>Either</code> through <code>Left</code>.
*/
def joinLeft[A1 >: A, B1 >: B, C](implicit ev: A1 <:< Either[C, B1]): Either[C, B1] = this match {
case Left(a) => a
case Right(b) => Right(b)
}
case class Foo[A](a:A) { // 'A' can be substituted with any type
// getStringLength can only be used if this is a Foo[String]
def getStringLength(implicit evidence: A =:= String) = a.length
}