Top 100 Java Stream Programming Interview Questions

1. What is the Java Stream API?

2. How does the Stream API differ from traditional loops?

3. What are the main types of streams in Java?

4. How is a stream created in Java?

5. What is the difference between a Stream and a Collection?

6. Can you explain the difference between intermediate and terminal operations?

7. What are some common intermediate operations in Java Streams?

8. What are some examples of terminal operations in Java Streams?

9. What is the difference between map() and flatMap() in Java Streams?

10. How can you filter elements of a Stream?

11. What is the use of the distinct() method in Java Streams?

12. How does the sorted() method work in Streams?

13. Can you sort a Stream in reverse order?

14. What is the purpose of the limit() method in Streams?

15. How does the skip() method work in Streams?

16. What is the difference between findFirst() and findAny()?

17. How can you check if any, all, or none of the elements in a Stream match a given p

18. What is the purpose of the forEach() method in Streams?

19. How can you collect the elements of a Stream into a List?

20. What are Collectors in Java Streams?

21. Can you explain how to use Collectors.toMap()?

22. What is the purpose of Collectors.groupingBy()?

23. How does Collectors.partitioningBy() differ from groupingBy()?

24. What is a reduction operation in Streams?

25. How does the reduce() method work in Java Streams?

26. Can you give an example of using reduce() to calculate a sum?

27. What is the difference between reduce() and collect()?

28. How can you parallelize a Stream in Java?

29. What are some benefits and drawbacks of parallel streams?

30. How does the Stream API handle null values?

31. Can you create an infinite Stream? If so, how?

32. What is the purpose of the generate() method in Streams?

33. How does the iterate() method differ from generate()?

34. What is the purpose of the peek() method in Streams?

35. How does short-circuiting work in Streams?

36. What is the difference between a sequential stream and a parallel stream?

37. How do you convert a Stream to an array?

38. How can you concatenate two Streams?

39. How do you handle exceptions in Streams?

40. What is a spliterator in Java Streams?

41. How does the Stream API support primitive types like int, double, and long?

42. What are IntStream, LongStream, and DoubleStream?

43. Can you explain how to convert a Stream of primitives to a Stream of objects?

44. What is the difference between mapToInt(), mapToLong(), and mapToDouble()?

45. How do you generate a range of numbers using Streams?

46. What is the purpose of flatMapToInt(), flatMapToLong(), and flatMapToDouble()?

47. How can you merge multiple streams into one?

48. What are infinite streams and how can they be used?

49. How can you create a Stream from an array?

50. How do you create a Stream from a file?

51. What is the Stream.Builder class in Java?

52. How can you handle checked exceptions in a Stream pipeline?

53. What is the Collectors.joining() method used for?

54. Can you explain the concept of lazy evaluation in Streams?

55. How does the Stream API improve code readability?

56. What is the difference between takeWhile() and dropWhile()?

57. How can you find the maximum or minimum value in a Stream?

58. How does the Stream API support functional programming?

59. Can you use Streams with custom objects?

60. What is the purpose of the noneMatch() method?

61. How do you use the count() method in Streams?

62. What are parallel streams, and how do they work?

63. How can you debug a Stream pipeline?

64. Can you give an example of using Stream.of()?

65. What is the purpose of the summaryStatistics() method?

66. How does the unordered() method affect a Stream?

67. Can you explain the difference between a stateful and a stateless operation in Stre

68. How do you handle I/O operations with Streams?

69. What is the use of Collectors.mapping()?

70. How do you implement a custom collector in Streams?

71. What is a terminal operation in Java Streams?

72. How can you filter duplicate elements in a Stream?

73. What is the purpose of Collectors.toUnmodifiableList()?

74. How does Collectors.teeing() work in Java 12+?

75. Can you explain how to use the groupingByConcurrent() method?

76. How do Streams handle multi-threading?

77. What are the potential pitfalls of using parallel streams?

78. How can you process large files efficiently with Streams?

79. Can you sort a Stream of custom objects?

80. What is the difference between Stream.collect() and Stream.reduce()?

81. How do you use Collectors.reducing()?

82. How can you combine predicates in Streams?

83. What is the purpose of Collectors.filtering()?

84. How do you flatten a Stream of lists using flatMap()?

85. How does peek() differ from map()?

86. Can you give an example of using toArray() in Streams?

87. How do you calculate the average of numbers in a Stream?

88. What is the purpose of Collectors.summarizingInt()?

89. How can you create a map from a Stream?

90. What is the advantage of using Stream.generate()?

91. How do you avoid infinite loops with Streams?

92. What is the purpose of the forEachOrdered() method?

93. How do you split a Stream into substreams?

94. How can you apply multiple filters to a Stream?

95. How do you group data in Streams by multiple fields?

96. What is the purpose of Stream.concat()?

97. How can you use Streams with Optional?

98. What are the common use cases for Streams?

99. How do you terminate a Stream pipeline early?

100. Can you explain the use of Collectors.toCollection()?