Type Inference states that the data type of any expression. For instance, a method return type or argument type can be understood automatically by the compiler. Types in the argument list can be omitted since java already know the types of the expected parameters for the single abstract method of functional interface.Syntax(var1, var2 ... Read More

An interface defined with only one abstract method is known as Functional Interface. It's not mandatory to mark the functional interface with @FunctionalInterface annotation, the compiler doesn't throw any error. But it’s good practice to use @FunctionalInterface annotation to avoid the addition of extra methods accidentally. If an interface annotated with ... Read More

The lambda expression composed of two parts, one is an argument and another one is code or expression. These two parts have separated by an arrow operator "->". We can use different IDE's like Netbeans, IntelliJ,  and Eclipse to debug the lambda expressions in Java. It is always possible to create multi-line lambda expressions and use ... Read More

Lambda expression is an anonymous method that has used to provide an implementation of a method defined by a functional interface. In Java 8, it is also possible for the body of a lambda expression to be a complex expression or statement, which means a lambda expression consisting of more than ... Read More

The java.util.function package defines several in-built functional interfaces that can be used when creating lambda expressions or method references.Inbuilt functional interfaces:1) Function InterfaceThe Function interface has only one single method apply(). It can accept an object of any data type and returns a result of any datatype.Exampleimport java.util.*; import java.util.function.*; ... Read More

A constructor reference is just like a method reference except that the name of the method is "new". It can be created by using the "class name" and the keyword "new" with the following syntax.Syntax :: newIn the below example, we are using java.util.function.Function. It is a functional interface whose single abstract method is ... Read More

When we are using a lambda expression for java listener, we do not have to explicitly implement the ActionListener interface. Instead, we can use the below syntax.Syntaxbutton.addActionListener(e -> { // some statements });An ActionListener interface defines only one method actionPerformed(). It is a functional interface which means that there's a place to use lambda ... Read More

A lambda expression passed in a method that has an argument of type of functional interface. If we need to pass a lambda expression as an argument, the type of parameter receiving the lambda expression argument must be of a functional interface type.In the below example, the lambda expression can be ... Read More

Java supports lambda expressions but not the Closures. A lambda expression is an anonymous function and can be defined as a parameter. The Closures are like code fragments or code blocks that can be used without being a method or a class. It means that Closures can access variables not defined in ... Read More

The lambda expressions were introduced in Java 8 and facilitate functional programming. A lambda expression works nicely together only with functional interfaces and we cannot use lambda expressions with more than one abstract method.Characteristics of Lambda ExpressionOptional Type Declaration − There is no need to declare the type of a parameter. The compiler ... Read More