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diff --git a/scala.html.markdown b/scala.html.markdown
index 7f545196..56f31f33 100644
--- a/scala.html.markdown
+++ b/scala.html.markdown
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ def sumOfSquaresShort(x: Int, y: Int): Int = x * x + y * y
// Syntax for calling functions is familiar:
sumOfSquares(3, 4) // => 25
+// You can use parameters names to specify them in different order
+def subtract(x: Int, y: Int): Int = x - y
+
+subtract(10, 3) // => 7
+subtract(y=10, x=3) // => -7
+
// In most cases (with recursive functions the most notable exception), function
// return type can be omitted, and the same type inference we saw with variables
// will work with function return values:
@@ -278,21 +284,21 @@ val text = if (x == 10) "yeah" else "nope"
/////////////////////////////////////////////////
val a = Array(1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13)
-a(0)
-a(3)
+a(0) // Int = 1
+a(3) // Int = 5
a(21) // Throws an exception
val m = Map("fork" -> "tenedor", "spoon" -> "cuchara", "knife" -> "cuchillo")
-m("fork")
-m("spoon")
+m("fork") // java.lang.String = tenedor
+m("spoon") // java.lang.String = cuchara
m("bottle") // Throws an exception
val safeM = m.withDefaultValue("no lo se")
-safeM("bottle")
+safeM("bottle") // java.lang.String = no lo se
val s = Set(1, 3, 7)
-s(0)
-s(1)
+s(0) // Boolean = false
+s(1) // Boolean = true
/* Look up the documentation of map here -
* http://www.scala-lang.org/api/current/index.html#scala.collection.immutable.Map
@@ -313,15 +319,16 @@ s(1)
// Why have this?
val divideInts = (x: Int, y: Int) => (x / y, x % y)
-divideInts(10, 3) // The function divideInts gives you the result and the remainder
+// The function divideInts gives you the result and the remainder
+divideInts(10, 3) // (Int, Int) = (3,1)
// To access the elements of a tuple, use _._n where n is the 1-based index of
// the element
-val d = divideInts(10, 3)
+val d = divideInts(10, 3) // (Int, Int) = (3,1)
-d._1
+d._1 // Int = 3
-d._2
+d._2 // Int = 1
/////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -453,6 +460,9 @@ def matchEverything(obj: Any): String = obj match {
// You can nest patterns:
case List(List((1, 2, "YAY"))) => "Got a list of list of tuple"
+
+ // Match any case (default) if all previous haven't matched
+ case _ => "Got unknown object"
}
// In fact, you can pattern match any object with an "unapply" method. This