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How to return lambda as an object?


A lambda expression is an instance of a functional interface, which is itself a subtype of Object.

This example shows how to retrieve lambda as an object.

package com.java2novice.lambda;

public class Employee {

	private String name;
	private String account;
	private Integer salary;

	public Employee(String name, String account, Integer salary) {
		super();
		this.name = name;
		this.account = account;
		this.salary = salary;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {

		return "name: "+ this.name +" | account: "+ this.account +" | salary: "+this.salary;
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	public String getAccount() {
		return account;
	}

	public void setAccount(String account) {
		this.account = account;
	}

	public Integer getSalary() {
		return salary;
	}

	public void setSalary(Integer salary) {
		this.salary = salary;
	}
}

package com.java2novice.lambda;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;

public class LambdaAsObjectEx {

	public static void main(String a[]) {

		List<Employee> empList = new ArrayList<>();
		empList.add(new Employee("Nataraja G", "Accounts", 8000));
		empList.add(new Employee("Nagesh Y", "Admin", 15000));
		empList.add(new Employee("Vasu V", "Security", 2500));
		empList.add(new Employee("Amar", "Entertainment", 8500));

		LambdaAsObjectEx.sortInLambdaWay(empList);
	}

	public static void sortInLambdaWay(List<Employee> empList) {

		Comparator<Employee> cmpDesc = (Employee e1, Employee e2) -> e2.getSalary().compareTo(e1.getSalary());

		Collections.sort(empList, cmpDesc);

		System.out.println("<--- Sorted list with Lambda - DESC order --->");
		empList.forEach(emp->System.out.println(emp.toString()));

		Comparator<Employee> cmpAsc = (Employee e1, Employee e2) -> e1.getSalary().compareTo(e2.getSalary());
		Collections.sort(empList, cmpAsc);

		System.out.println("\n\n<--- Sorted list with Lambda - ASC order --->");
		empList.forEach(emp->System.out.println(emp.toString()));
	}
}

Output:
<--- Sorted list with Lambda - DESC order --->
name: Nagesh Y | account: Admin | salary: 15000
name: Amar | account: Entertainment | salary: 8500
name: Nataraja G | account: Accounts | salary: 8000
name: Vasu V | account: Security | salary: 2500


<--- Sorted list with Lambda - ASC order --->
name: Vasu V | account: Security | salary: 2500
name: Nataraja G | account: Accounts | salary: 8000
name: Amar | account: Entertainment | salary: 8500
name: Nagesh Y | account: Admin | salary: 15000
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