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+// DFAs in Scala using partial functions
+import scala.util.Try
+
+// a type abbreviation for partial functions
+type :=>[A, B] = PartialFunction[A, B]
+
+// main DFA class
+case class DFA[A, C](start: A,               // the starting state
+                     delta: (A, C) :=> A,    // transitions (partial fun)
+                     fins:  A => Boolean) {  // the final states
+
+  def deltas(q: A, s: List[C]) : A = s match {
+    case Nil => q
+    case c::cs => deltas(delta(q, c), cs)
+  }
+
+  def accepts(s: List[C]) : Boolean = 
+    Try(fins(deltas(start, s))).getOrElse(false)
+}
+
+// the example shown in the handout 
+abstract class State
+case object Q0 extends State
+case object Q1 extends State
+case object Q2 extends State
+case object Q3 extends State
+case object Q4 extends State
+
+val delta : (State, Char) :=> State = 
+  { case (Q0, 'a') => Q1
+    case (Q0, 'b') => Q2
+    case (Q1, 'a') => Q4
+    case (Q1, 'b') => Q2
+    case (Q2, 'a') => Q3
+    case (Q2, 'b') => Q2
+    case (Q3, 'a') => Q4
+    case (Q3, 'b') => Q0
+    case (Q4, 'a') => Q4
+    case (Q4, 'b') => Q4 }
+
+val dfa = DFA(Q0, delta, Set[State](Q4))
+dfa.accepts("aaabbb".toList) 
+
+dfa.accepts("bbabaab".toList)   // true
+dfa.accepts("baba".toList)      // false
+dfa.accepts("abc".toList)       // false
+
+// another DFA test with a Sink state
+abstract class S
+case object S0 extends S
+case object S1 extends S
+case object S2 extends S
+case object Sink extends S
+
+// a transition function with a sink state
+val sigma : (S, Char) :=> S = 
+  { case (S0, 'a') => S1
+    case (S1, 'a') => S2
+    case _ => Sink
+  }
+
+val dfa1a = DFA(S0, sigma, Set[S](S2))
+
+dfa1a.accepts("aa".toList)        // true
+dfa1a.accepts("".toList)          // false
+dfa1a.accepts("ab".toList)        // false
+