Brief Introduction to Lambda in java 8

Introduction

1. Java Application running platform is generally multi-core/multi-processor.
2. To leverage hardware advancement, application programmer had to rely on thread programming, concurrent libraries or fork-join. None of them makes life easy.
3. Java 8 promises to make life easier for developers by introducing lambda & streams.
4. Lambda expression is more like anonymous functions - functions without names
5. Like functions, it has return types, arguments, body etc.
6. Lambda is not associated with classes.
7. Lambda is a way to pass a function as a parameter to function call like values.

Syntax

1. Left side of '->' will contain all parameters. The right-hand side of it will have body.
2. Left side of '->', Parameters with type information in (int x, int y) and many more options
3. Right side of '->', Block of code in {} and many more options

    (Lambda Parameter List) -> { LambdaBody }

      Lambda expression takes one argument & returns multiple of 2 of the parameter

     (int a) -> { return a*2; }  

       Takes 2 argument & returns the sum.

     (int a, int b) -> { return a + b; }

      Another way to achieve the above result.

      the block is without a scope ( flower braces {} ), so no need to write return

      (int a, int b) -> a + b

      Nothing restricts to single line

(int a, int b) -> {

       int x = a + b;

       if ( x % 2 ){

          x = x * 2;

       }

       return x;

      }

       Taking no arguments and returning "Hello World"

       () -> "Hello World"

       Takes nothing & return type is void

       () -> { System.out.println("Dummy print"); }

       Type fewer parameters. All parameters should be typeless

       (a,b) -> {}

       Explicit Lambda Expression - Lambda Expression where explicitly type is mentioned.

      (int a, int b) -> a + b

       Implicit lambda Expression - Lambda Expression where no type is mentioned, a type is inferred from the way lambda is used. The expression that takes

      (a,b) -> {}

Hello World Program from Lambda

@FunctionalInterface

interface DoStudy {

                public String doEnjoyStudy(String name);

}

public class LambdaProg {

    //timeToStudy function takes function as an argument & data the function will work on as an argument           

                public static void timeToStudy(DoStudy d, String name){

                                System.out.println(d.doEnjoyStudy(name));

                }

                public static void main(String[] args) {

                    //Passing a lambda expression that takes one argument & returns string to function.

                                timeToStudy((String name) -> "Hello World from "+ name,"zekeLabs");

                }

}

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Keywords : Java-8 Functional-Programming

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