-> operator

Question

what is this -> operator to be call in java ,
what is the different nomenclature for the same ?

Answer 1

That's a New operator introduced in java 8 used in lamda expressions...

Hope this clears more:

https://www.delftstack.com/howto/java/java-arrow-operator/

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15146052/what-does-the-arrow-operator-do-in-java

edit:
yes. as @ zemiak said, like this but also it is also called lamda statement I think..
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/2969139/?ref=app

Answer 2

also in switch statement, where it is used different way