JAVA 8 Features

1. Lambda expression − Adds functional processing capability to Java.
2. Method references − Referencing functions by their names instead of invoking them directly. Using functions as parameter.
3. Default method − Interface to have default method implementation.
4. New tools − New compiler tools and utilities are added like ‘jdeps’ to figure out dependencies.
5. Stream API − New stream API to facilitate pipeline processing.
6. Date Time API − Improved date time API.
7. Optional − Emphasis on best practices to handle null values properly.
8. Nashorn, JavaScript Engine − A Java-based engine to execute JavaScript code.