Method references: A primer. My previous Java 101 tutorial introduced lambda expressions, which are used to define anonymous methods that can then be treated as instances of a functional interface.

Simple method delegation: Use method references for straightforward delegations that don’t require modifying or processing arguments.For example, list.forEach(System.out::println) is clearer ...

The sample application makes use of a custom reference class, MyReference, found in Listing C, which descends from SoftReference. As you can see, each MyReference object is registered with a ...

Java naming conventions for variables, methods and reference types are where things get a little more complicated. For example, you can start a Java variable with a dollar sign or an underscore -- but ...

One more easy concept we can introduce in this Java tutorial is how to use methods. This will give you a bit more idea regarding the way that Java code is structured and what can be done with it.

Instead, it was more of a friendly change that makes Java methods easier to write, easier to read and more approachable for programmers who are new to the language. Expect to see var appear more ...