Method reference is feature related to lambda expressions. Method references are more readable form of Lambda expressions for already written methods. :: operator is used to define method reference.

I wrote about the NetBeans hint “Overridable Method Call in Constructor” in the blog post Seven Indispensable NetBeans Java Hints. In this post, I look at why having an overridable method called from ...

Properties and methods make Java classes interesting. Properties represent the data an object possesses, while methods enable the intelligent manipulation of that data. However, to perform any ...

Here's a topic I don't understand. What's the benefit of making a private constructor and a public getInstance method? I understand why you would make the constructor private: to keep someone from ...

Java is an object-oriented programming language. To create objects and meaningfully initialize them, a developer must use a Java constructor. Constructors are a critical part of software development ...

Along with lambdas, Java SE 8 brought method references to the Java language. This tutorial offers a brief overview of method references in Java, then gets you started using them with Java code ...

As per FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-xml#254, I have a very similar problem. I'm on 2.9.1. The case is so simple that I'm not sure my usage is correct, but the functioning workaround suggests it's ...