what is a functional interface in java code example

Example 1: interface function

interface SearchFunc {
  (source: string, subString: string): boolean;
}

Example 2: why we use interface in java

interface Animal {
   void child();
}
class Cat implements Animal {
   public void child() {
      System.out.println("kitten");
   }
}
class Dog implements Animal {
   public void child() {
      System.out.println("puppy");
   }
}
public class LooseCoupling{
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      Animal obj = new Cat();
      obj.child();
   }
}

Example 3: how to declare a interface in java

// Assume we have the simple interface:
interface Appendable {
	void append(string content);
}
// We can implement it like that:
class SimplePrinter implements Appendable {
 	public void append(string content) {
   		System.out.println(content); 
    }
}
// ... and maybe like that:
class FileWriter implements Appendable {
 	public void append(string content) {
   		// Appends content into a file 
    }
}
// Both classes are Appendable.
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how to implement a interface in java

Example 4: creating the functional interface in java

package com.concretepage;

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Calculator {
   long calculate(long num1, long num2);
}