OnJava8-Examples/functional/RunnableMethodReference.java

// functional/RunnableMethodReference.java
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// Method references with interface Runnable

class Go {
  static void go() {
    System.out.println("Go::go()");
  }
}

public class RunnableMethodReference {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    new Thread(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        System.out.println("Anonymous");
      }
    }).start();

    new Thread(
      () -> System.out.println("lambda")
    ).start();

    new Thread(Go::go).start();
  }
}
/* Output:
Anonymous
lambda
Go::go()
*/