Method References in Java8

Basic of Method reference operator

When the implementation of a functional interface is just calling/referring a another method,
* You can provide this implementation using lambda expression or
* You can replace your lambda expression with Method Reference.

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Method reference reduces code written in a lambda expression to make it even more readable and concise.

Below video explains how method references helps us write more concise code.