Tag: syntax

Java – How do I create Predicates as Arrays.asList() arguments?

I have a few predicates that I want to put in a list so I can then call stream().noneMatch() on my list. I successfully did this by creating named Predicates but how can I create them within an Arrays.asList()’s argument list? Here’s the working code that I’d like to convert: I’d expect the result of the conversion to look something

Nested if-else behaviour without braces

Consider the following unformatted nested if-else Java code My question is: according to the Java language specifications, to what if does the else branch apply? By hand-reformatting and adding braces, which of these two is correct? Block 1: Block 2: Answer From the Java Language Specification: The Java programming language, like C and C++ and many programming languages before them,

What is the Java ?: operator called and what does it do?

I have been working with Java a couple of years, but up until recently I haven’t run across this construct: This is probably a very simple question, but can someone explain it? How do I read it? I am pretty sure I know how it works. if isHere is true, getHereCount() is called, if isHere is false getAwayCount() is called.