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Is there a way to convert a LambdaExpression to a String

I want to convert a LambdaExpression like pos -> pos.x < 5 && pos.y < 5 to a String which looks like this: "pos.x < 5 && pos.y < 5"

Is this possible in Java?

In C# I’m using something similar like this

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Answer

No, it’s not possible.

Java is compiled to a set of bytecode instructions. The exact form of all Java source code, including that of lambdas, is lost at the point of compilation. It is a one-way process; certain details are irretrievably discarded (whitespace being one example, but there are other, less trivial ones) so you cannot recreate the source code from bytecode.

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