scala android Parcelable

A.scala

import android.os.{Parcel,Parcelable}

class A(in:Parcel) extends android.os.Parcelable{

  override def describeContents():Int = 0

  override def writeToParcel(out:Parcel,flag:Int){
  }

  val CREATOR:Parcelable.Creator[A] = new Parcelable.Creator[A]() {
    def createFromParcel(in:Parcel):A = {
        new A(in)
    }

    def newArray(size:Int):Array[A] = {
      new Array[A](size)
    }
  }
}

build.sbt

scalaVersion := "2.9.2"

libraryDependencies += "com.google.android" % "android" % "4.0.1.2"

javap-A-result.java

public class A extends java.lang.Object implements android.os.Parcelable,scala.ScalaObject{
    public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator CREATOR;
    public static {};
    public int describeContents();
    public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
    public android.os.Parcelable$Creator CREATOR();
    public A(android.os.Parcel);
}

Hello. Can you explain why/how this code generates STATIC field? Previously I've heard that this is not possible in scala without writing compiler plugins. So this is very interesting.

@magicgoose It's scala compiler magic. There is an explicit special case for Parcelable.