The expression (a) -> a
in Java is a lambda expression. Lambda expressions were introduced in Java 8 to provide a concise way to represent anonymous functions.
In this specific lambda expression (a) -> a
, it represents a function that takes an input parameter a
and returns the same value a
.
Here's a breakdown:
(a)
defines the parameter list, in this case, there's only one parameter nameda
.->
separates the parameter list from the body of the lambda expression.a
is the body of the lambda expression, which in this case simply returns the value of the parametera
.
You might see this kind of lambda expression commonly used in functional interfaces or when working with streams in Java to define simple transformations or operations.