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A function is called a first class function if it fulfills the following requirements.
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It can be passed as a parameter to a function.
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It can be returned from a function.
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It can be assigned to a variable and then can be used later.
Java 8 supports functions as first class object using lambda expressions. A lambda expression is a function definition and can be assigned to a variable, can be passed as an argument and can be returned. See the example below −
@FunctionalInterface interface Calculator<X, Y> { public X compute(X a, Y b); } public class FunctionTester { public static void main(String[] args) { //Assign a function to a variable Calculator<Integer, Integer> calculator = (a,b) -> a * b; //call a function using function variable System.out.println(calculator.compute(2, 3)); //Pass the function as a parameter printResult(calculator, 2, 3); //Get the function as a return result Calculator<Integer, Integer> calculator1 = getCalculator(); System.out.println(calculator1.compute(2, 3)); } //Function as a parameter static void printResult(Calculator<Integer, Integer> calculator, Integer a, Integer b){ System.out.println(calculator.compute(a, b)); } //Function as return value static Calculator<Integer, Integer> getCalculator(){ Calculator<Integer, Integer> calculator = (a,b) -> a * b; return calculator; } }
Output
6 6 6
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