Please point me to correct link if this has been answered before.

I have this code:

def getResult(a:Any):Any = a

def getAnswer[T](i:Int) = {
  val result = getResult(i)
  result match {
    case t:T => Some(t)
    case _ => None
  }
}

This gives me a unchecked warning and everything matches to T. For instance, when I do getAnswer[Int](2), I get Some(2) (as expected). However, if I do getAnswer[String](2), I also get Some(2) which is not expected (I need None).

Is there any way to work around type erasure and somehow get getAnswer to work correctly (i.e., return Some(result) if and only if the result is of type T)?

Thanks in advance.