What is Method References In Java ?

Method References :

Method References help us to point to methods by their names,A method references is described using ::(double colon) symbol.

It is used to point the following types of method : 

1. static methods
2. instance methods 
3. constructor with new operator

Example Showing Method References:

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class MethodReferenceExample {

public static void main(String[] args) {

List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

list.add("D");

list.add("A");

list.add("C");

list.add("B");

list.forEach(System.out::println);

}

}

Program Output :

D

A

C

B

      

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