jdk 10/11 local variable type inference
Reserved type name 'var' was introduced to be used instead of explicit type declaration, where type can be deduced...
java 13/14 text blocks
The text blocks improve code readability. No escaping, new line or tabs characters appear in the string...
java enhanced switch statements and switch expressions
What is the problem with the existing switch statements? Problem #1: they are error-prone. Problem #2: variable defined inside one arm has a scope of an entire block...
java 14 records
We can create a class with instance fields, constructor, toString(), hashCode(), equals() and getters with a single line of code ...
java 14 pattern matching
Before java 14, we had to have instanceof check, class casting, and variable assignment...