When you write String::toUpperCase, Java binds each element of the stream (String object) to the toUpperCase() method. This means String::toUpperCase is interpreted as s -> s.toUpperCase() , where ...

Types of strings in Java. Java distinguishes between primitive strings and object strings:. Primitive strings. These are string literals or string calls from a nonconstructor context. A constructor is ...

Java’s main function. Java’s main method is composed of six terms — three reserved words, the main method name, a reference type and a variable name: public – Java’s main function requires a public ...

I have previously blogged on how Groovy and ActionScript provide demonstrations of switching on Strings functionality that has not been available in Java. JDK 7 changes this for Java by ...