2359. Java 8 - Lazy Execution with Lambda
Lazy and Supplier

Functional Interfaces in Java 8.

1. Examples

modern java page 222.

if (logger.isLoggable(Log.FINER)) {
    logger.finer("Problem: " + generateDiagnostic());
}
 
logger.log(Level.FINER, "Problem: " + generateDiagnostic());
 
public void log(Level level, Supplier<String> msgSupplier)
logger.log(Level.FINER, () -> "Problem: " + generateDiagnostic());

another example

public class NonLazyCodeExample {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        final int number = 4;
        final boolean computeResult = compute(number);
        final boolean processResult = process(number);
        if (computeResult && processResult) {
            System.out.println("TRUE");
        } else {
            System.out.println("FALSE");
        }
    }
    public static boolean compute(final int number) {
        System.out.println("computing number : " + number);
        return number > 5 ? true : false;
    }
    public static boolean process(final int number) {
        System.out.println("processing number : " + number);
        return number % 3 == 0 ? true : false;
    }
}

logging function in lambda.

List<Integer> result = numbers.stream()
         .peek(x -> System.out.println("from stream: " + x))
         .map(x -> x + 17)
         .peek(x -> System.out.println("after map: " + x))
         .filter(x -> x % 2 == 0)
         .peek(x -> System.out.println("after filter: " + x))
         .limit(3)
         .peek(x -> System.out.println("after limit: " + x))
         .collect(toList());

This code produces useful output at each step of the pipeline:

from stream: 2
after map: 19
from stream: 3
after map: 20
after filter: 20
after limit: 20
from stream: 4
after map: 21
from stream: 5
after map: 22
after filter: 22
after limit: 22

6. References