Java version 8 adds a few of succint (terse, short, expressive) notations, compared to previous versions of that programming language.
There's more in Java 8 as well.
Lambda notation.
A comparison,
Java 8 lambda-notation vs. a pre-8 verbose notation.
... a source code file is available for download.
Method references.
A comparison,
Java 8 method-refence notation vs. a pre-8 verbose notation.
... a source code file is available for download.
Values can be applied to a static method references.
... a source code file is available for download.
Method references can be passed around & used in expressions,
Comparator class & BiFunction class are not in the same inheritance tree.
... a source code file is available for download.
Syntax conveniences.
... there are cases where we do not have to use complex instructions, delimited by brackets: { }.
... there are cases where we do not have to use a 'return' keyword, as last instruction's expression value is returned by default anyway.
Notes.
... it seems that most probably there's reflection involved with Java 8 Lambda Calculus.
