Lambda

Since Java 8 we have Lambda expressions which is a function defined under some interface contract and the main purpose is to implement functional programming in Java. Basically lambda expression is an argument list follow by an arrow token and a body or code expression. Example 1: (x, y) -> x + y; Example 2: () -> "Hello World!"; Example 3: x -> x.toLowerCase(); Lambdas should be an expression, not a narrative [Read More]

There are three main features in Java 8 that I love, one of them is the lambda expressions, it will have enormous implications for simplifying development. The another one is the new java.util.stream package provide a Stream API to support functional-style operations on streams of elements. The Stream API is integrated into the Collections API, which enables bulk operations on collections, such as sequential or parallel map-reduce transformations. And lastly but not least the java. [Read More]