Method References
Explore how method references in Java 8 serve as concise alternatives to lambda expressions, enabling cleaner code by referencing static methods, instance methods, or constructors. Understand the four kinds of method references and how to use them effectively with the Stream API for efficient data operations.
Method references, as the name suggests are the references to a method. They are similar to object references. As we can have reference to an object, we can have reference to a method as well.
Similar to an object reference, we can now pass behavior as parameters. But, you might be wondering what the difference between a method reference and lambda expressions is. There is no difference. Method ...