Method references are a shorthand way to write lambda expressions that call a single method. Rather than implementing a method in a functional interface, a method reference simply points to an ...

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...

The 1.0 version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, issued way back in 1996, only defined three HTTP verbs: GET, POST and HEAD. The most commonly used HTTP method is GET. The purpose of the GET method ...