BiConsumer Interface is a part of the java.util.function package which is introduced in Java 8. It is an in-built Functional Interface. This function expect two arguments as input but produces no output. In this post, we are going to see several implementations of BiConsumer Interface by using different examples.
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Look at BiConsumer Javadoc description below:
BiConsumer Interface contains 2 methods:
accept
andThen
Let’s discuss these methods:
accept
This method accepts two input arguments and performs operation on the given arguments.
1 | void accept(T t, U u); |
Below are the several examples to demonstrate accept() method:
Example 1. with Integer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | import java.util.function.BiConsumer; public class BiConsumerInterfaceJava8Example1 { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("Ex. 1 - Java 8 BiConsumer Interface\n"); BiConsumer <Integer, Integer> biConsumerObj = (a, b) -> System.out.println(a * b); biConsumerObj.accept(10, 3); } } |
Example 2. with HashMap
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.function.BiConsumer; public class BiConsumerInterfaceJava8Example3 { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("Ex. 2 - Java 8 Consumer Interface\n"); BiConsumer <String, HashMap <Integer,String>> biConsumerListObj = (s, map) -> { if (!map.containsValue(s)) { map.put(2, s); } System.out.println(map); }; HashMap <Integer, String> hashMap = new HashMap <Integer, String> (); hashMap.put(1, "Isha"); hashMap.put(3, "Noni"); biConsumerListObj.accept("Deepak", hashMap); } } |
Example 3. with ArrayList using Stream API
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 | import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import java.util.function.BiConsumer; public class BiConsumerInterfaceJava8Example2 { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("Ex. 3 - Java 8 BiConsumer Interface\n"); BiConsumer <List<Integer> , List <Integer>> biConsumerListObj = (l1, l2) -> { if (!l1.equals(l2)) { System.out.println("Values of List 1:\n"); l1.stream().forEach(list1Value -> System.out.print(list1Value + "\n")); System.out.println("\nValues of List 2:\n"); l2.stream().forEach(list2Value -> System.out.print(list2Value + "\n")); } }; List <Integer> sampleList1 = new ArrayList <Integer> (); sampleList1.add(3); sampleList1.add(44); sampleList1.add(91); List <Integer> sampleList2 = new ArrayList <Integer> (); sampleList2.add(75); sampleList2.add(8); biConsumerListObj.accept(sampleList1, sampleList2); } } |
Example 4. with custom Class object (like ‘Students’ in this case)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 | import java.util.function.BiConsumer; public class BiConsumerInterfaceJava8Example4 { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("Ex. 4 - Java 8 BiConsumer Interface\n"); BiConsumer <String, Students> consumerListObj = (s, student) -> { if (student.getName() != s) { student.setName(s); student.setAge(5); System.out.println("Newly added student details: \n" + "\nName: \n" + student.getName() + "\n\nAge:\n" + student.getAge()); } else { System.out.println("Student with this name already exist."); } }; Students student = new Students(1, "Isha"); consumerListObj.accept("Deepak", student); } } |
Students Class:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 | public class Students { int age; String name; public int getAge() { return age; } public void setAge(int age) { this.age = age; } public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } public Students() {} public Students(int age, String name) { this.age = age; this.name = name; } } |
andThen
This method returns a composed BiConsumer that performs, in sequence, this operation followed by the after operation. If performing either operation throws an exception, it is relayed to the caller of the composed operation. If performing this operation throws an exception, the after operation will not be performed.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | default BiConsumer<T, U> andThen(BiConsumer<? super T, ? super U> after) { Objects.requireNonNull(after); return (l, r) -> { accept(l, r); after.accept(l, r); }; } |
Below are the several examples to demonstrate andThen() method:
Example 5. with String
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | import java.util.function.BiConsumer; public class BiConsumerInterfaceJava8Example5 { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("Ex. 5 - Java 8 Consumer Interface\n"); BiConsumer <String, String> biConsumerObj = (s1, s2) -> { if (s1.length() == s2.length()) { System.out.println("Both the strings are of equal length"); } else { System.out.println("Both the strings are of unequal length"); } }; biConsumerObj.andThen(biConsumerObj).accept("justanordinarywriter.com", "techndeck.com"); } } |
Example 6. with ArrayList using Stream API
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import java.util.function.BiConsumer; public class BiConsumerInterfaceJava8Example6 { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("Ex. 6 - Java 8 BiConsumer Interface\n"); //Add 10 to every integer of the list BiConsumer <Integer, List <Integer>> updatedList = (i, l) -> { for (int j = 0; j < l.size(); j++) l.set(j, i + l.get(j)); }; //Display a list of integers BiConsumer <Integer, List <Integer>> printList = (i, l) -> l.stream().forEach(a -> System.out.print(a + "\n")); List <Integer> list = new ArrayList <Integer> (); list.add(1); list.add(2); list.add(3); list.add(4); list.add(5); updatedList.andThen(printList).accept(10, list); } } |
Java 8 BiConsumer Interface is an absolute useful addition as part of ‘Functional Interfaces’ and can serve variety of purposes. It is quite powerful as it can be used as a higher order functions through lambda functions and above examples could help you to get better idea on how to implement it.
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