To create this type of array in Java, simply create a new variable of your chosen data type with square brackets to indicate that it is indeed an array. We then enter each value inside curly ...

Method references in Java are part of the broader set of features introduced and enhanced in Java 8 and beyond. They are a concise way to refer to methods of classes or objects.

In my previous article, I described how to use Java’s reference objects, SoftReference and WeakReference, to build weak references and mark blocks as reclaimable in a simple application.