Java Stream API for collection classes

Hi Guys, In this post I'll share java 8 Feature for Java Stream.
In Java 8 Sun's added new feature i.e. Java Stream API for collection classes.

The Stream API is used to process collections of objects. A stream is a sequence of objects that supports various methods which can be pipelined to produce the desired result.
The features of Java stream are –
A stream is not a data structure instead it takes input from the Collections, Arrays or I/O channels.
Streams don’t change the original data structure, they only provide the result as per the pipelined methods.
Each intermediate operation is lazily executed and returns a stream as a result, hence various intermediate operations can be pipelined. Terminal operations mark the end of the stream and return the result.
Different Operations On Streams-
Intermediate Operations:
map: The map method is used to map the items in the collection to other objects according to the Predicate passed as argument.
List number = Arrays.asList(2,3,4,5);
List square = number.stream().map(x->x*x).collect(Collectors.toList());
filter: The filter method is used to select elements as per the Predicate passed as argument.
List names = Arrays.asList("Reflection","Collection","Stream");
List result = names.stream().filter(s->s.startsWith("S")).collect(Collectors.toList());
sorted: The sorted method is used to sort the stream.
List names = Arrays.asList("Reflection","Collection","Stream");
List result = names.stream().sorted().collect(Collectors.toList());
Terminal Operations:
collect: The collect method is used to return the result of the intermediate operations performed on the stream.
List number = Arrays.asList(2,3,4,5,3);
Set square = number.stream().map(x->x*x).collect(Collectors.toSet());
forEach: The forEach method is used to iterate through every element of the stream.
List number = Arrays.asList(2,3,4,5);
number.stream().map(x->x*x).forEach(y->System.out.println(y));
reduce: The reduce method is used to reduce the elements of a stream to a single value.
The reduce method takes a BinaryOperator as a parameter.
List number = Arrays.asList(2,3,4,5);
int even = number.stream().filter(x->x%2==0).reduce(0,(ans,i)-> ans+i);
Here ans variable is assigned 0 as the initial value and i is added to it .
Program to demonstrate the use of Stream
//a simple program to demonstrate the use of stream in java
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.*;
class Demo
{
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
 
    // create a list of integers
    List<Integer> number = Arrays.asList(2,3,4,5);
 
    // demonstration of map method
    List<Integer> square = number.stream().map(x -> x*x).
                           collect(Collectors.toList());
    System.out.println(square);
 
    // create a list of String
    List<String> names =
                Arrays.asList("Reflection","Collection","Stream");
 
    // demonstration of filter method
    List<String> result = names.stream().filter(s->s.startsWith("S")).
                          collect(Collectors.toList());
    System.out.println(result);
 
    // demonstration of sorted method
    List<String> show =
            names.stream().sorted().collect(Collectors.toList());
    System.out.println(show);
 
    // create a list of integers
    List<Integer> numbers = Arrays.asList(2,3,4,5,2);
 
    // collect method returns a set
    Set<Integer> squareSet =
         numbers.stream().map(x->x*x).collect(Collectors.toSet());
    System.out.println(squareSet);
 
    // demonstration of forEach method
    number.stream().map(x->x*x).forEach(y->System.out.println(y));
 
    // demonstration of reduce method
    int even =
       number.stream().filter(x->x%2==0).reduce(0,(ans,i)-> ans+i);
 
    System.out.println(even);
  }
}
Output:
[4, 9, 16, 25]
[Stream]
[Collection, Reflection, Stream]
[16, 4, 9, 25]
4
9
16
25
6
Points to remember:
A stream consists of source followed by zero or more intermediate methods combined together (pipelined) and a terminal method to process the objects obtained from the source as per the methods described.
Stream is used to compute elements as per the pipelined methods without altering the original value of the object.

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