This repo has all samples of the Java 8 features.
New Features Lambda expression − Adds functional processing capability to Java.
Method references − Referencing functions by their names instead of invoking them directly. Using functions as parameter.
Default method − Interface to have default method implementation.
New tools − New compiler tools and utilities are added like ‘jdeps’ to figure out dependencies.
Stream API − New stream API to facilitate pipeline processing.
Date Time API − Improved date time API.
Optional − Emphasis on best practices to handle null values properly.
Nashorn, JavaScript Engine − A Java-based engine to execute JavaScript code.