Returning a Lambda Expression

 
public​ ​static​ ​Predicate​<​String​> checkIfStartsWith(​final​ ​String​ letter) {
 
return​ name -> name.startsWith(letter);
 
}

If a method’s return type is a functional interface, we can return a lambda expression from within its implementation.

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