Method reference is a simplified form of a lambda expression that can execute one method. It can be described using "::" symbol. A reference to the instance method of a particular object refers to a non-static method that is bound to a receiver.SyntaxObjectReference::instanceMethodNameExample - 1import java.util.*; public class InstanceMethodReferenceTest1 {   ... Read More

A lambda expression is similar to a method that has an argument, body, and return type. It can also be called an anonymous function (method without a name). We need to follow some rules while using formal parameters in a lambda expression.If the abstract method of functional interface is a zero-argument method, then the ... Read More

A lambda expression is an anonymous function (nameless function) that has passed as an argument to another function. We need to follow some rules while using the body of a lambda expression.Rules for the body of a lambda expressionThe body of the lambda expression can be either a single expression or more statements.If we are using ... Read More

A lambda expression can implement a functional interface by defining an anonymous function that can be passed as an argument to some method.Enables functional programming: All new JVM based languages take advantage of the functional paradigm in their applications, but programmers forced to work with Object-Oriented Programming (OOPS) till lambda expressions came. Hence lambda ... Read More

A Stream API is a powerful way to achieve functional programming in Java. It usually works in conjunction with a lambda expression and provides an efficient way to perform data manipulation operations like sort, filter, map, reduce and etc.In the below example, we can sort a collection using Stream API. It provides sorting logic by using the sorted() method ... Read More

Predicate is a generic functional interface that represents a single argument function that returns a boolean value (true or false). This interface available in java.util.function package and contains a test(T t) method that evaluates the predicate of a given argument.Syntaxpublic interface Predicate {  boolean test(T t); }Exampleimport java.util.*; import java.util.functionPredicate; public class LambdaPredicateTest {   ... Read More

A method reference provides a way in the lambda expression to refer a method without executing it. It requires a target type context that consists of a compatible functional interface.Syntax :: In the below example, we can find out the maximum value of an ArrayList using method reference.Exampleimport java.util.*; class MyClass { ... Read More

The method references are introduced in Java 8 similar to lambda expression. It can allow us to reference methods or constructors without executing them. The method references and lambda expressions require a target type that consists of a compatible functional interface. We can also use a method reference with generic classes and generic methods in java.Exampleinterface MyFunc {    int func(T[] vals, ... Read More

A lambda expression can't specify type parameters, so it's not generic. However, a functional interface associated with lambda expression is generic. In this case, the target type of lambda expression has determined by the type of argument(s) specified when a functional interface reference is declared.Syntaxinterface SomeFunc {  T func(T t); }Exampleinterface MyGeneric {    T compute(T t); ... Read More

A lambda expression can capture variables like local and anonymous classes. In other words, they have the same access to local variables of the enclosing scope. We need to follow some rules in case of local variables in lambda expressions.A lambda expression can't define any new scope as an anonymous inner class does, so we ... Read More