OnJava8-Examples/functional/CtorReference.java

// functional/CtorReference.java
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class Dog {
  String name;
  int age = -1; // For "unknown"
  Dog() { name = "stray"; }
  Dog(String nm) { name = nm; }
  Dog(String nm, int yrs) { name = nm; age = yrs; }
}

interface MakeNoArgs {
  Dog make();
}

interface Make1Arg {
  Dog make(String nm);
}

interface Make2Args {
  Dog make(String nm, int age);
}

public class CtorReference {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    MakeNoArgs mna = Dog::new;        // [1]
    Make1Arg m1a = Dog::new;          // [2]
    Make2Args m2a = Dog::new;         // [3]

    Dog dn = mna.make();
    Dog d1 = m1a.make("Comet");
    Dog d2 = m2a.make("Ralph", 4);
  }
}