Java: Lambda Expressions

Shorter, cleaner code using anonymous functions

Lambda expressions were introduced in Java 8. They provide a much cleaner syntax than previous Java versions for the solution to several common programming tasks in Java. Here are some examples

• writing a custom sort for an ArrayList of objects (or any Collection of objects)
• writing event handlers for Swing GUIs
• writing event handlers for web applications

References:

• Oracle lesson on Lambda Expressions