Java 8

In this post, we will see how to convert Stream to List in java. There are multiple ways to convert Stream to List in java. Using Collectors.toList() You can pass Collectors.toList() to Stream.collect() method to convert Stream to List in java. Stream’s collect method performs mutable reduction operation on elements of Stream and Collectors.toList() provides […]

In this post, we will how to convert LocalDateTime to Timestamp . Before learning how to convert localdatetime to timestamp, let us learn about LocalDateTime and Timestamp, and understand the importance of this conversion. LocalDateTime LocalDateTime was introcuded in Java 8. LocalDateTime can be imported time package: import java.time.LocalDateTime; LocalDateTime is an immutable object used […]

In this post, we will see an in-depth overview of Java 8 streams with a lot of examples and exercises. Introduction You may think that Stream must be similar to InputStream or OutputStream, but that’s not the case. A Stream represents a sequence of elements supporting sequential and parallel aggregate operations. Stream does not store […]

In this post, we will see how to convert List to Map using Stream in java 8. Collectors’s toMap() can be used with stream to convert List to Map in java. Consider a class Named Movie which have 3 fields – id, name and genre [crayon-673f5872c6d27646428328/] Create a list of movies and convert with to […]

In this post, we will see how to sort a list with Stream.sorted() method. Java 8 has introduced Stream.sort() method to sort list of elements conveniently. It helps us to write short and concise functional style code rather than boilerplate code. java.util.Stream has two overloaded versions of sorted() method. sorted(): Returns a stream having elements […]

Java 8 has introduced a lot of new features such as lambda expressions, stream, Method references etc. In this post, we will see what are Method references and how can we use it. I will try to provide more examples rather than theory. 1. Introduction to Method Reference Method references are special types of lambda […]

In this post, we will see how to convert LocalDateTime to Date. Java 8 has introduced a lot of new APIs for Date and time. There can be many ways to convert Java LocalDateTime to date. Using Instant object You can convert LocalDateTime to date using Instant object which we can from ZonedDateTime. Here is […]

In this post, we will see about Java 8 tutorial. I have written a lot of tutorials on Java 8. This is index post for all Java 8 posts. Java 8 has lots of new features which will change the way you do programming. Here is a list of features you need to know to […]

In this post, we will see about Java 8 optional. Did you ever get NullPointerException as Java developer? If you are experienced Java developer, you might have got NullPointerException at some point of time. You might agree that NullPointerException is pain for novice or expert core Java developer. You have to put a lot of […]