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Lambda can be replaced with method call

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports lambda expressions which can be replaced with a call to a JDK method.

For example, an expression x -> x of type Function<T, T> can be replaced with a Function.identity() call.

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This inspection depends on the Java feature 'Lambda expressions', which is available since Java 8.

New in 2017.1

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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

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Java, 243.23126