What is a case class in Scala?

DEdevcircle_editorialasked Sep 23, 2026

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I need a concise data model with value comparisons and pattern matching support.

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Case classes generate structural equality, useful string representations, copying, and pattern-matching support. Constructor parameters are val by default. copy is shallow when fields contain mutable objects.

Reference: Official documentation.

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