Java8 New Features

New Features of Java 8:

The following are the major features of Java 8:

• Lambda Expressions
• Method References
• Functional Interfaces (java.util.function)
• Default and Static Methods
• The Stream API (java.util.stream)
• The new Date and Time API ( java.time)
• Optional (java.util.Optional)
• Concurrency Enhancements
• Security Enhancements
• Compact Profiles
• JavaScript in Java - Nashorn
• Removed Permanent Generation
• Type and Repeating Annotations
• forEach() method in Iterable interface and Stream interface
• Miscellaneous improvements