Java 8 - filter collections using stream

In this article, we would like to show you how to filter collections using stream in Java 8.

1. Using lambda expression

In this example, we use stream filter() method with a lambda expression to make a list of bank accounts with more than 100 USD.

Practical example:

import java.io.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;


public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        BankAccount account1 = new BankAccount(1, 100);
        BankAccount account2 = new BankAccount(2, 101);
        BankAccount account3 = new BankAccount(3, 102);

        List<BankAccount> accounts = new ArrayList<>();
        accounts.add(account1);
        accounts.add(account2);
        accounts.add(account3);

        List<BankAccount> accountsWithMoreThan100USD = accounts
                .stream()
                .filter(x -> x.getBalance() > 100)
                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        System.out.println(accountsWithMoreThan100USD);
    }
}

Output:

[BankAccount{ number=2, balance=101 USD }, BankAccount{ number=3, balance=102 USD }]

2. Using method reference

In this example, we use stream filter() with method reference to make a list of bank accounts with more than 100 USD.

In this case, we need to add the following method to the BankAccount class:

public boolean hasMoreThan100USD() {
    return this.balance > 100;
}

Practical example:

import java.io.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;


public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        BankAccount account1 = new BankAccount(1, 100);
        BankAccount account2 = new BankAccount(2, 101);
        BankAccount account3 = new BankAccount(3, 102);

        List<BankAccount> accounts = new ArrayList<>();
        accounts.add(account1);
        accounts.add(account2);
        accounts.add(account3);

        List<BankAccount> accountsWithMoreThan100USD = accounts
                .stream()
                .filter(BankAccount::hasMoreThan100USD)
                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        System.out.println(accountsWithMoreThan100USD);
    }
}

Output:

[BankAccount{ number=2, balance=101 USD }, BankAccount{ number=3, balance=102 USD }]

Example data used in this article

BankAccount.java:

public class BankAccount {
    private final int accountNumber;
    // for simplicity reason we keep USD in int
    private final int balance;

    public BankAccount(int accountNumber, int balance) {
        this.accountNumber = accountNumber;
        this.balance = balance;
    }

    public double getBalance() {
        return balance;
    }

    public boolean hasMoreThan100USD() {
        return this.balance > 100;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "BankAccount{ " +
                "number=" + accountNumber +
                ", balance=" + balance +
                " USD }";
    }
}