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functional interface

An interface with exactly one abstract method, which a lambda can implement.

An interface with one abstract method, not counting defaults, statics or redeclared public Object methods; @FunctionalInterface makes javac check it.

Examples

  • Comparator<String> byLength = (a, b) -> a.length() - b.length();

See also

lambda expression method reference
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