scala> def now(time:java.util.Date = new java.util.Date) = time.toStringnow: (time: java.util.Date)java.lang.Stringscala> now<console>:7: error: missing arguments for method now in object $iw;follow this method with `_' if you want to treat it as a partially applied functionnow^scala> now()res17: java.lang.String = Wed Jul 20 05:50:25 JST 2011