Method Reference In Java 8 - How it really works ?

Опубликовано: 14 Март 2026
на канале: Selenium Express

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In this video, We will learn about the method reference in java 8 and how it really works.

Method references are introduced first in Java 8 and they can substitute a Single line lambda where within a lambda we just call a method.

Method reference in java are very readable helps to write clean code.

In this video We will learn the following :
1. what are Method references in Java ?
2. Difference Between Anonymous inner class, Lambda expressions and method references
3. Need of Method references in Java
4. How can we use method reference in Real time
5. We will be pretty much talking about using static method reference in this video.
6. Method reference can also be used for instance method and constructor and we will be talking about it in our next video.

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00:00 - What is method reference in Java ?
08:39 - static method reference in java 8
24:07 - When should we use method reference over lambda ?
31:16 - method reference : return type confusion
49:15 - refer to sort() Using Consumer
52:49 - refer to sum() using BiFunction
58:16 - refer to equals() using BiPredicate
01:02:07 - A tricky usecase using Function and Consumer
01:08:38 - System.out::println
01:12:28 - The Climax Mystery - String :: upperCase ?

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