scala> /**************************************** | Invoking Superclass Constructor #228 | *****************************************/ | abstract class SubjectInfo(name: String) { | def mark: Int = 35 | def date: String = "2016/10/10" | } defined class SubjectInfo scala> scala> // This does compile as we need to provide scala> // constructor scala> class Math extends SubjectInfo <console>:43: error: not enough arguments for constructor SubjectInfo: (name: String)SubjectInfo. Unspecified value parameter name. class Math extends SubjectInfo ^ scala> scala> // This works... scala> class Math extends SubjectInfo("math") defined class Math