With the introduction of Java 8, Java has bought in lot of features for us.

Features of Java 8
Here is a brief summary of the enhancements included with the Java 8 release:
- Lambda Expression and Virtual Extension Methods
Highlighting feature of Java SE 8 is the implementation of Lambda expressions and supporting features to the Java programming language and platform. - Date and Time API
This new API will allow developers to handle date and time in a more natural, cleaner and easier to understand way. - Nashhorn JavaScript Engine
A new lightweight, high performance implementation of JavaScript engine is integrated to JDk and is available to Java applications via existing APIs. - Improved Security
Replacing the existing hand-maintained list of caller sensitive methods with a mechanism that accurately identifies such methods and allows their callers to be discovered reliably.
To check if a string is a Palindrome in java 8
import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.function.Predicate; public class Palindrome { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Enter a String"); String palindrome = in.next(); Predicate<Character> palin = (a) -> { if(palindrome.indexOf(a)+1==palindrome.length()-palindrome.lastIndexOf(a)){ return true; } return false; }; char[] allChars = palindrome.substring(0,palindrome.length()/2).toCharArray(); boolean flag=true; for(char c:allChars){ flag=palin.test(c); if(!flag){ break; } } System.out.println(flag); } }