Java 8 was released by Oracle after 2 Years 7 Months 18 Days of release of java 7 on March 18th, 2014. However, after Java 1.5 version, Java 8 is the next major release version. Before Java 8, Sun community focused majorly on objects, but in Java 8 version, Oracle community has focused more on functional programming to bring its benefits to the Java language. However, it doesn’t mean that Java is a functional oriented programming language, but we should grasp it in a way that we can apply functional aspects of programming as well now with Java 8. It is a part of Java 8, as an object oriented programming. Here, we will discuss new Java 8 Features one by
Tag: Functional Interfaces
Java Functional Interface
Java Functional Interface has become available for us since the introduction of new features in Java 8. Needless to say, how important functional Interfaces are in Java. If we start learning the most popular feature of Java 8 : 'The Lambda Expression', we should at least know the basics of Functional Interfaces. However, you will get more than basics from this article. Moreover, they also promote functional programming in Java. Without functional Interfaces, you can't imagine to write a code of Lambda Expression and Method References. In fact, introduction of default & static methods inside an interface in Java 8 itself has completely changed the definition of Interfaces in Java. Let's discuss our topic 'Java Functional interface' and other related concepts. How
