lambda syntax tutorial

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Le 05/08/2010 16:14, "Zdeněk Troníček" a écrit :
> Adding an overloaded method can break source compatibility even now:
>
> class A {
>    static void m(int i, double d) { }
>    //static void m(double d, int i) { }
> }
>
> class Main {
>    public static void main(String[] args) {
>      A.m(1, 2);
>    }
> }
>
> Z.
>    

You are right, but without method reference, my example was legal.
This trick was used in 1.4 to introduce StringBuffer.append(StringBuffer)
even if a method StringBuffer.append(Object) was already existing.

see http://www.itjungle.com/mgo/mgo072303-story01.html

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