Java 8 introduced a new list () method in java.nio.file.Files. The list method returns a lazily populated Stream of entries in the directory. As such, it is more efficient for processing large ...

In this blog post, I look at the concept of Java synthetic methods . The post summarizes what a Java synthetic method is, how one can be created and identified, and the implications of Java ...

invokedynamic was the first new Java bytecode since Java 1.0 and was crucial in implementing the "headline" features of Java 8 (such as lambdas and default methods). In this article, we take a ...

Also known as the Java 8 Predicate -- which stems from the JDK version where functional programming was introduced to developers -- this simple interface defines five methods, although only the Java ...

How to use the JOptionPane’s showOptionDialog method Java’s JOptionPane provides a simple way to read input from the user and display information back. The JOptionPane’s list of methods includes many ...

Do you need to know how to sort Java objects in a collection, array, or map? Here's how to use the Comparable and Comparator interfaces and avoid ClassCastExceptions.