Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala> val list = List.range(0,10) list: List[Int] = List(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) scala> list. ( x => x + 1 ) res0: List[Int] = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) scala> list. ( x => x + 1 ). ( (x,y) => x + y ) res1: Int = 55