In Java 9, Oracle Corporation has added four useful new methods to Stream API. Those methods are iterate(), ofNullable(), takeWhile() and dropWhile().
iterate()
The iterate() can be used as stream version replacement of traditional for-loops. This method has improved by adding another parameter, the Predicate interface that allows us to stop these endless numbers based on conditions defined with the Predicate interface.
Example
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class StreamIterateMethodTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Stream.<strong>iterate</strong>(1, i -> i < 5, i -> i + 1).<strong>forEach</strong>(System.out::println); <strong>// iterate()</strong>
}
}输出
<strong>1 2 3 4</strong>
ofNullable()
ofNullable()方法在元素不为null时返回一个stream对象。否则，返回一个空的stream。
示例
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class StreamOfNullableMethodTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String str = "TutorialsPoint";
Stream.<strong>ofNullable</strong>(str).<strong>forEach</strong>(System.out::println); <strong> // ofNullable() method</strong>
}
}输出
<strong>TutorialsPoint </strong>
takeWhile()
The parameter passed to a takeWhile() method is a Predicate interface. This method takes an element of stream object from left to right until the condition of the Predicate object is no longer fulfilled.
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Example
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class StreamTakeWhileMethodTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Stream.of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
.<strong>takeWhile</strong>(i -> i < 5) <strong>// takeWhile() method</strong>
.<strong>forEach</strong>(System.out::println);
}
}输出
<strong>1 2 3 4</strong>
dropWhile()
传递给 dropWhile() 方法的参数也是一个 Predicate 接口。它与 takeWhile() 方法相反。该方法从左到右依次传递流对象中的每个元素，并忽略满足条件的所有元素。一旦条件不再满足，它将返回所有剩余的元素。
示例
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class StreamDropWhileMethodTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Stream.of(3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
.<strong>dropWhile</strong>(i -> i < 5) <strong>// dropWhile() method</strong>
.<strong>forEach</strong>(System.out::println);
}
}输出
<strong>6 7 8 9 10</strong>
