Java Stream How to - Create a Thread with Lambda

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The following code shows how to create a Thread with Lambda.

Example

//from  w  w  w  .j  a  v a2  s.  c om
public class Main {

  public static void main(String... args) {
    //Anonymous ways
    Runnable r1 = new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        System.out.println("Hello world from "
            + Thread.currentThread().getName());
      }
    };
    
    
    
    // Runnable is already a functional interface
    Runnable r2 = () -> System.out.println("Hello world  from "
        + Thread.currentThread().getName());
    (new Thread(r1)).start();
    (new Thread(r2)).start();

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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