Creating a new list using java8 lambdas
In the code below, I am creating a new collection 'flatChildren' using nested for loops. How can I solve this using lambdas instead?
Note: parent and child classes cannot be changed.
static class Parent {
String name;
List<Child> children;
Parent(String name, List<Child> children) {
this.name = name;
this.children = children;
}
}
static class Child {
String name;
Child(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
}
static class FlatChild {
String parentName;
String name;
public FlatChild(String parentName, String name) {
this.parentName = parentName;
this.name = name;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return "FlatChild{" +
"parentName='" + parentName + '\'' +
", name='" + name + '\'' +
'}';
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
final List<Parent> parents = Arrays.asList(
new Parent("1",
Arrays.asList(new Child("a"), new Child("b"))),
new Parent("1",
Arrays.asList(new Child("c"))),
new Parent("2",
Arrays.asList(new Child("e"), new Child("f"))));
List<FlatChild> flatChildren = new ArrayList<>();
for (Parent parent : parents) {
for (Child child : parent.children) {
flatChildren.add(new FlatChild(parent.name, child.name));
}
}
// does not work, cannot access p in the map function.
// final Stream<FlatChild> flatChildStream = parents.stream()
// .flatMap(p -> p.children.stream()).map(c -> new FlatChild(p.name, c.name));
System.out.println(flatChildren);
}
Thanks in advance for your help.
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