Java 8 Features
Java 8 Features
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬
by Nayankumar Dhome
[email protected]
1 Lambda Expressions
✔ Examples: Predicate,
Consumer, Function.
Default and Static
4
Methods in Interfaces
Now, interfaces can have
default and static methods
with implementations.
💡Enhances backward
compatibility and adds
flexibility to interfaces.
5 Optional Class
Avoid NullPointerException by
handling nulls explicitly with
Optional.
💡Reduces null-check
boilerplate and improves
code safety.
New Date and Time
6
API
Replaces the old java.util.Date
and Calendar with a robust API
under java.time.
💡Enables JavaScript
execution alongside Java.
8 Method References
A cleaner and concise way to
refer to methods directly using
'::'.
💡Reduces verbosity in
functional programming.
9 Try-With-Resources
Simplifies resource
management by auto-closing
resources.