With each new Java platform release, the stewards of the language always include a few new preview features that can be toyed with only if a developer knows how to unlock the capabilities at runtime.

A simple, Java printf table showing primitive type details. To demonstrate how to format a table with Java printf statements, let’s create a chart that displays information about Java’s 8 primitive ...

That new way of supporting Java 8 was introduced in Preview 4 of the upcoming Android Studio 2.4 revamp and is getting smoothed out in the preview process. "Java 8 language features are now supported ...